2025 Best Other Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in other psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for other psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 272 master's degrees in other psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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 much a school focuses on other psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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 other psychology students go into to obtain their master'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 other psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Other Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Psychology in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other psychology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Other Psychology

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

10 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in other psychology. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a master’s in other psychology from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

133 Annual Graduates

$56,057 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Azusa Pacific University if you want to pursue a master's degree in other psychology. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other psychology program report average early career earnings of $56,057.

More information about a master’s in other psychology from Azusa Pacific University

Best Other Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best other psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	142

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Psychology

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

Other Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Psychology	272

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	6,383
General Psychology	1,377
Child Development & Psychology	290

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.