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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

12 Colleges
$45,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in Arizona. With 5,406 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Arizona to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Grand Canyon University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 525 students majoring in psychology at UOPX - Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 3 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 80% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 49 students majoring in psychology at ASU - Tempe, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Psychology at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Out of the 12 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Glendale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Midwestern University - Glendale is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

About 90% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Psychology at Midwestern University - Glendale Report

Northern Arizona University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in psychology at NAU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Ottawa University - Phoenix ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Ottawa University - Phoenix

#9

Aspen University

Denver, CO

Aspen University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Aspen University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 70% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Aspen University

#10

Phoenix Seminary

Scottsdale, AZ

Phoenix Seminary landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Phoenix Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

About 82% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 11,577
New Mexico 1,062
Oklahoma 1,792

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 12 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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