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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

59 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.

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The Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 59 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a .

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 large student population.

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for general psychology students. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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Out of the 59 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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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#9

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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