2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 183,889 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Iowa, there were 1,466 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,252 and $34,269 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa 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 Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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