2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Palo Alto University the best school in the Far Western US Region for general psychology students. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The excellent programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
The excellent programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Seattle Pacific University is a great place for general psychology students. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Loma Linda University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Fresno State is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.
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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general psychology programs. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general psychology students. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best General Psychology Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 1,522 |
Washington | 62 |
Oregon | 31 |
Nevada | 17 |
Hawaii | 18 |
Alaska | 10 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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