2025 Best Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #127 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 537 bachelor's degrees in experimental psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to experimental psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other experimental psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized experimental psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for experimental psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The experimental psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Experimental Psychology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Experimental Psychology

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

478 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Santa Barbara if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology. UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in experimental psychology from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

Reed College
Portland, OR

24 Annual Graduates

Reed College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology. Located in the city of Portland, Reed is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in experimental psychology from Reed College

Best Experimental Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best experimental psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	437

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Experimental Psychology Related Rankings by Major

Experimental Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Experimental Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	4,006
Behavioral Neuroscience	584
Developmental & Child Psychology	78
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	73
Social Psychology	65

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.