2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 1,511 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,473 and $27,444 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$74,241 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,417 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Auburn University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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