2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

a doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for 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 psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

University of the Cumberlands is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of the Cumberlands

2

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Eastern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Eastern Kentucky University

3

Spalding University
Louisville, KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychology needs to take a look at Spalding University. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Spalding University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	336
Virginia	29	198
Georgia	28	98
Mississippi	28	77
South Carolina	28	18
North Carolina	26	73
Alabama	25	59
Tennessee	25	80
Louisiana	25	50
Arkansas	23	13
West Virginia	20	27

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	110
Child Development & Psychology	6

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.