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 makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. 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

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our complete 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

The 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 General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in Washington

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

Top Washington Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

10 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Pullman.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Washington State University

2

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

12 Annual Graduates

Seattle Pacific University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	188
Oregon	107	7
Nevada	84	12
Hawaii	53	8
Alaska	19	10

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	22

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	42
Child Development & Psychology	10

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.