2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #6 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 67 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Alabama

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Top Alabama Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Auburn University
Auburn, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

Auburn University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in psychology. Auburn is a very large public university located in the small city of Auburn.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Auburn University

2

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

The University of Alabama is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a doctorate in psychology from The University of Alabama

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	336
Virginia	29	198
Georgia	28	98
Mississippi	28	77
South Carolina	28	18
North Carolina	26	73
Kentucky	26	79
Tennessee	25	80
Louisiana	25	50
Arkansas	23	13
West Virginia	20	27

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	34
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.