2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Washington

A doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 33 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in psychology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Washington ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

21 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Seattle Pacific University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Washington.

There were approximately 21 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at SPU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Washington.

There were approximately 18 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Washington.

There were roughly 18 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Washington State University

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Antioch University - Seattle
Seattle, WA

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology needs to take a look at Antioch University - Seattle. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Washington.

There were roughly 10 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Antioch University - Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Antioch University - Seattle

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Northwest University
Kirkland, WA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, Northwest University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Washington.

There were about 9 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwest University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Northwest University

 

Best Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	30	1,238
Oregon	27	109
Hawaii	23	16
Nevada	21	36
Alaska	10	10

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	54
General Psychology	16
Child Development & Psychology	6

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	121
Social Sciences	61
Communication & Journalism	15
History	11
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	10
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	9

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.