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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

116 Colleges
$18,824 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,054 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 116 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor'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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 15% Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $12,712 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brandman also did well on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, National University also is in the top 20% of our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#5

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TUW are $14,640 a year.

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California State University - East Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology are $22,980 per year.

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#8

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northcentral University are $12,594 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUCI is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.

CSUCI undergraduate students pay an average of $18,697 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

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

San Jose State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,732 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at San Jose State University Report

City University of Seattle landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CityU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,658 in tuition and fees each year.

CityU also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Bachelor’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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University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAA undergraduate students pay an average of $25,228 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Psychology at University of Alaska Anchorage Report

With a ranking of #13, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,272 in tuition and fees each year.

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#14

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SSU are $19,868 per year.

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Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. NDNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.

NDNU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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#16

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Alaska Pacific are $20,760 per year.

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With a ranking of #17, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 a year.

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California State University - Monterey Bay came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $19,098 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Psychology students in the Far Western US Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
19 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
20 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
21 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
22 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
23 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

Best Psychology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 40,562
Washington 2,848
Oregon 2,071
Hawaii 511
Nevada 996
Alaska 133

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 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 Nevit Dilmen.

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