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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

36 Colleges
$39,350 Avg Salary
$23,219 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online .

#2

Merced College

Merced, CA

The excellent online programs at Merced College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Brandman accumulate an average of around $24,999 in student debt.

Full Psychology at Brandman University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for psychology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $20,215. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $195, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent online programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from National University carry an average student debtload of $32,188.

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#6

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, Northcentral University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Psychology majors at Northcentral University take out an average of $33,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Psychology at Northcentral University Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

On average, psychology graduates from The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus take out $37,009 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Western Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

While working on their degree, psychology majors at Western Oregon State College accumulate an average of around $26,333 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $268.

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#9

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

With a ranking of #9, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online 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

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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 26 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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