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

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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 Arkansas, there were 981 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,644 and $21,638 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,188 and $113,908 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychology programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

#1 in overall quality

$22,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#2 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arkansas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

UCA also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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