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2023 Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

50 Colleges
$32,377 Avg Salary
$23,548 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was ranked #35 in the country. In fact 8,051 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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

#1

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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#6

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

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.

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#9

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,522
Washington 62
Oregon 31
Nevada 17
Hawaii 18
Alaska 10

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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