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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Master'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Utah State University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

Of the 61 students majoring in psychology at USU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 73% of the psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a great place for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at UCCS, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in psychology at U of I, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in psychology at ISU, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz 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 13 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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