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2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 367 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Oregon to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Our analysis found Pacific University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Oregon. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in psychology at Pacific, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Psychology at Pacific University Report

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at George Fox University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Oregon. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

Of the 23 students majoring in psychology at GFU, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Psychology at George Fox University Report

#3

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in psychology at UO, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Psychology at Portland State University Report

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Oregon State University

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State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Washington 406
Nevada 88
Hawaii 140
Alaska 23

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

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 5 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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