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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$19,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at Seattle University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Fresno State is a very large public school located in the city of Fresno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fresno State are $17,591 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National University are $15,480 a year.

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San Jose State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General Psychology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at California State University - Northridge Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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 25 schools only.

  • 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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