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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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Touro University Worldwide the best value school in the Far Western US Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

TUW also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Psychology at Touro University Worldwide Report

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Biola are $12,006 per year.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great value for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fielding are $18,718 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Fielding also is in the top 10% of our Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#4

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Alaska Pacific University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Anchorage, Alaska Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Alaska Pacific graduate students pay an average of $12,110 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 per year.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year.

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Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fuller are $22,020 a 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.

GFU graduate students pay an average of $14,293 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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