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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

General Psychology is the #35 most popular major in the country with 8,051 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in General Psychology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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The University of Montana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 72
Utah 85
Idaho 17
Montana 21
Wyoming 12

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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