2023 Best Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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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
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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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Explore the best psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Utah | 225 |
Colorado | 1,139 |
Montana | 55 |
Idaho | 38 |
Wyoming | 12 |
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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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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