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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

18 Colleges
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for general psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UAA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

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Washington State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 29,966
Washington 1,737
Oregon 1,632
Nevada 908
Hawaii 389
Alaska 109

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 BruceBlaus.

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