If you plan on getting your master's degree in psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #7 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 116 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6,518 master's degrees in psychology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in psychology matters.
One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in the Far Western US Region
The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
17 Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Master's
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in psychology needs to take a look at National University. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.
There were roughly 899 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 384 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent data year.
You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Arizona Global Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.
There were approximately 376 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available.
Pepperdine University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in psychology. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
There were roughly 362 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in California.
There were approximately 178 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at TUW in the most recent data year.
The Wright Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #7 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in California.
There were approximately 139 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at The Wright Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in California.
There were approximately 115 psychology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.
Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Palo Alto. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in psychology in California.
There were roughly 107 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region award.
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).
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in psychology matters.
One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.
