2023 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 42,013 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palo Alto University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The Wright Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Wright Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.
With a ranking of #9, Touro University Worldwide did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.
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Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 7,826 |
Washington | 406 |
Oregon | 367 |
Nevada | 88 |
Hawaii | 140 |
Alaska | 23 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29,224 |
General Psychology | 8,051 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2,576 |
Other Psychology | 2,162 |
Majors Similar to Psychology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Education | 199,724 |
Social Sciences | 22,292 |
Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
Library Science | 5,929 |
History | 4,391 |
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 Nevit Dilmen.
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