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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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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 Most Popular 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 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for psychology students. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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#2

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for psychology students. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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The excellent programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#5

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

Out of the 22 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naropa University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, Naropa is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Regis University

Denver, CO

Regis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Regis U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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Utah State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Denver Seminary

Littleton, CO

Denver Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Denver Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Littleton.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly 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

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 22 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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