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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

51 Colleges
$29,817 Avg Salary
$25,087 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at CU - Boulder accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $718.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Psychology majors at UVU take out an average of $12,857 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $24,250 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $372.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, psychology graduates from BYU take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at USU accumulate an average of around $18,525 in student debt.

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Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, psychology graduates from BYU - I take out $15,471 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

On average, psychology graduates from Salt Lake Community College take out $9,519 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Psychology majors at CU Anschutz take out an average of $27,924 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $305.

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With a ranking of #9, Colorado Christian University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at CCU accumulate an average of around $41,025 in student debt.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

Psychology majors at UCCS take out an average of $23,319 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $206, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,965
Utah 1,424
Idaho 659
Montana 315
Wyoming 266

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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