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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
275 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

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 Arizona For Those Getting Aid” 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 Arizona, there were 4,442 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $44,730 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 275 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,933 and $83,266 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the psychology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona doctor’s degree psychology students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in Arizona (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 71 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Psychology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 14 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Read full report on Psychology at ASU - Tempe

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096.

Read full report on Psychology at UOPX - Arizona

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Psychology Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489.

Read full report on Psychology at Northern Arizona University

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in Arizona For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Psychology Report

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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