2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

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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 Georgia, there were 3,383 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,716 and $28,684 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,221 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,849 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k. Georgia State University is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 19 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Georgia State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k)

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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