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2023 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 195,678 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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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 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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#7

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

With a ranking of #7, Adams State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,422
Utah 1,971
Montana 371
Idaho 680
Wyoming 266

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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 Nevit Dilmen.

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