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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,606 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,168 and $22,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 70 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW General Psychology Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, BYU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo General Psychology Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at U of U

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980.

Full CU - Boulder General Psychology Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k list, USU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at USU

#6

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs General Psychology Report

Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Colorado State

#8

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UM is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at The University of Montana

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 9 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

Full University of Denver General Psychology Report

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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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