2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 doctor's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 general psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Washington

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is a great option for students interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology. Wazzu is a very large public university located in the town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Washington State University

2

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general psychology needs to check out Seattle Pacific University. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Seattle Pacific University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	188
Oregon	145	7
Nevada	111	12
Hawaii	65	8
Alaska	21	10

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the General Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.