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2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Of the 512 students majoring in psychology at CU - Boulder, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 319 students majoring in psychology at BYU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 230 students majoring in psychology at CU Anschutz, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

Of the 177 students majoring in psychology at CCU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

With a ranking of #10, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

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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 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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