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2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$22,954 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,377 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for psychology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Psychology Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Schools

#1

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Seattle University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general psychology students. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Seattle U are $49,335 per year.

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$18,533 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great value for general psychology students. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at California State University - Fresno Report

$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year.

Full General Psychology at California State University - Long Beach Report

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA
$13,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 50 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at National University are $13,320 a year.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA
$12,594 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northcentral University are $12,594 a year.

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San Jose State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general psychology programs. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,923 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Psychology at California State University - Northridge

$12,712 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general psychology students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $12,712 a year.

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Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools 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.

  • 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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