2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 183,889 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, psychology is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 1,983 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah doctor’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.

Read more about Psychology at BYU

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Utah Psychology Report

#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Psychology at USU

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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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