2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 134,326 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. 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 Plains States region, there were 8,440 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,133 and $29,152 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 200 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree psychology students list, UNL has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
Iowa State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNOMAHA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNOMAHA are $16,374.
University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 6 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Psychology at University of Iowa
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
UMSL also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Missouri - St Louis General Psychology Report
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree psychology students list, UMKC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree psychology students list, KU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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