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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 1,737 degrees and certificates from a Washington school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the most popular school in Washington for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full General Psychology at Seattle University Report

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Seattle landed the # 2 spot on the list. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full General Psychology at Antioch University - Seattle Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at Wazzu, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Read full report on General Psychology at Washington State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at Eastern Washington University

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Read full report on General Psychology at Seattle Pacific University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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