Tuition Amounts in U.S. Doctoral and Master’s Departments of Psychology: 2006-07

Doctoral-level departments

Master’s-level departments

Public

Private

Total

Public

Private

Total

Masters Tuition for Resident (per year)

Median

5,498

17,600

6,570

4,407

13,560

4,980

Mean

6,070

18,662

9,410

4,949

16,728

6,856

SD

2,509

8,925

7,514

2,378

9,122

6,045

# Depts

108

39

147

88

17

105

Masters Tuition for Resident (per hour)

Median

275

720

411

258

550

339

Mean

300

742

501

265

576

386

SD

135

351

338

106

169

203

# Depts

122

102

224

82

52

134

Masters Tuition for Non-Resident (per year)

Median

14,800

19,090

15,154

10,024

14,508

10,530

Mean

15,019

19,452

16,165

10,499

17,338

11,673

SD

5,656

8,121

6,646

4,689

8,883

6,146

# Depts

109

38

147

82

17

99

Masters Tuition for Non-Resident (per hour)

Median

674

725

699

482

558

516

Mean

719

753

735

540

586

557

SD

329

342

335

248

172

223

# Depts

122

101

223

87

52

139

Doctoral Tuition for Resident (per year)

Median

6,297

22,700

8,376

*

*

*

Mean

6,994

23,650

12,412

*

*

*

SD

3,289

8,202

9,493

*

*

*

# Depts

168

81

249

*

*

*

Doctoral Tuition for Resident (per hour)

Median

288

825

418

*

*

*

Mean

325

879

560

*

*

*

SD

165

477

432

*

*

*

# Depts

164

121

285

*

*

*

Doctoral Tuition for Non-Resident (per year)

Median

15,847

23,600

17,934

*

*

*

Mean

16,249

24,030

18,779

*

*

*

SD

6,176

7,667

7,614

*

*

*

# Depts

166

80

246

*

*

*

Doctoral Tuition for Non-Resident (per hour)

Median

685

845

744

*

*

*

Mean

725

890

794

*

*

*

SD

325

471

400

*

*

*

# Depts

166

120

286

*

*

*

Source: 2008 Graduate Study in Psychology.  Compiled by APA Center for Psychology Workforce Analysis and Research.