2025 Best Applied Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
9Colleges in the Far Western US Region
453Applied Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #282 out of 1506 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 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Applied Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 453 degrees in applied psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Applied Psychology in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the applied psychology degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Applied Psychology
University of Southern California is a great option for students interested in a degree in applied psychology. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 106 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in applied psychology has to check out Pacific University. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #411 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in applied psychology needs to take a look at Mount Saint Mary's University. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MSMU is a great university overall.
There were about 14 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent year we have data available.
Biola University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in applied psychology. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 86th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 17 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent year we have data available.
CSN is a fairly large public college located in the city of Las Vegas. This college ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were roughly 15 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at CSN in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 132nd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 44 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at TUW in the most recent year we have data available.
OIT is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Klamath Falls. This school ranks 8th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 44 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 145th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 40 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific's University College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #422 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CityU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at CityU in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of applied psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Applied Psychology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
