If you pursue a degree in general psychology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Psychology Schools in Idaho ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 764 degrees in general psychology to qualified students.
Your choice of general psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Schools in Idaho ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat University of Idaho if you want to pursue a degree in general psychology. U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow. A Best Colleges rank of #845 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.
There were roughly 147 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were about 193 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in general psychology needs to take a look at Idaho State University. ISU is a large public university located in the small city of Pocatello. A Best Colleges rank of #1240 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ISU is a great university overall.
There were about 79 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general psychology has to look into The College of Idaho. Located in the suburb of Caldwell, The College of Idaho is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 1399th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 30 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at The College of Idaho in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 219 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Nampa, CWI is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were approximately 39 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at CWI in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 17 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Lewis - Clark State College in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
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