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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

55 Colleges
$22,660 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,738 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Doctor'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.

The Best Value Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our analysis found Touro University Worldwide to be the best value school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

TUW graduate students pay an average of $9,000 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, TUW is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Biola University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fielding are $18,718 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Fielding is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alaska Pacific are $12,110 per year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 55 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree psychology programs. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus graduate students pay an average of $23,918 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 per year.

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Fuller Theological Seminary ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Fuller graduate students pay an average of $22,020 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

With a ranking of #9, George Fox University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GFU are $14,293 per year.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology schools 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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