A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,154 degrees in psychology annually.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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University of Utah is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 557 psychology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, psychology degree recipients usually earn about $42,244 in their early careers.
Any student who is interested in psychology needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 362 psychology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $33,694 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Utah State University if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 276 psychology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $35,270.
Every student who is interested in psychology has to take a look at Utah Valley University. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 443 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career wages of $31,888.
Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Salt Lake Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 199 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn about $32,619 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 107 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make about $27,146 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $33,210 in their early career salary.
Dixie State College is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 68 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients generally earn an average of $33,634 in the first five years of their career.
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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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
