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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

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With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States. 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UW also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at UW

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 7 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #3 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 U of U are $24,695.

Full University of Utah 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree psychology students with aid list, BYU has also earned the #4 rank 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 BYU are $7,510.

Read full report on General Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

#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 #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Psychology at Utah State University

#5

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #5 spot on the list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 9 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242.

Read more about General Psychology at The University of Montana

#2 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

#7

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#9 in overall quality

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State General Psychology Report

#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. DU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 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 Denver are $52,899.

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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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