2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 District of Columbia, there were 372 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,617 and $25,532 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $75-$110k. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k)

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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