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2023 Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

17 Colleges
$34,632 Avg Salary
$25,641 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Psychology 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top 10 Best Psychology Schools

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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#9

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #9 on this year’s Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 225
Colorado 1,139
Montana 55
Idaho 38
Wyoming 12

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 17 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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