2025 Best Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in other psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #101 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of other psychology. Combined, these schools handed out 147 doctor's degrees in other psychology to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 easy is it for other psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Other Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Psychology in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other psychology.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Other Psychology

1

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

33 Annual Graduates

$91,052 Median Starting Salary

Azusa Pacific University is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in other psychology. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa.

Doctorate recipients from the other psychology major at Azusa Pacific University earn $16,078 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a doctorate in other psychology from Azusa Pacific University

2

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

13 Annual Graduates

$85,587 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in other psychology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Those other psychology students who get their doctor's degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles earn $10,613 more than the standard other psychology student.

More information about a doctorate in other psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Other Psychology by Region

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Other Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Other Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Psychology	147

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	4,502
General Psychology	1,634
Child Development & Psychology	937

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.