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2024 Best Psychology Schools in Oregon

12 Colleges in Oregon
2,071 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$35,881 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,071 degrees in psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Psychology School

Best Psychology Schools in Oregon 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.

Pick Your Psychology Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology
Master's Degrees in Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychology Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Psychology in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Oregon Schools in Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
376 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$42,870 Median Starting Salary

University of Oregon is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.

There were approximately 376 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology major at University of Oregon make $6,988 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
189 Psychology Degrees Awarded
15.9% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in psychology needs to check out Pacific University. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.

There were roughly 189 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Pacific University get an earnings boost of about $9,330 over the typical income of psychology graduates.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
289 Psychology Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 289 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State 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 $31,612.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
124 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$45,701 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat George Fox University if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg. This university ranks 9th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 124 psychology students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent data year. Those psychology students who get their degree from George Fox University receive $9,819 more than the standard psychology student.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
422 Psychology Degrees Awarded
15.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #462 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Portland State University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 422 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $30,278 in their early career salary.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
109 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$32,010 Median Starting Salary

Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Western Oregon State College is a great university overall.

There were approximately 109 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $32,010 for their early career.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$26,239 Median Starting Salary

University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Portland is a great university overall.

There were roughly 55 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Portland in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $26,239 in their early career salary.

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8
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
105 Psychology Degrees Awarded
3.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were roughly 105 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark College in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients typically make about $22,619 in their early careers.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Psychology Degrees Awarded
20.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population. This school ranks 10th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 48 psychology students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, psychology degree recipients usually make an average of $32,033 in their early careers.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Psychology Degrees Awarded
$39,211 Median Starting Salary

Corban is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Salem. This university ranks 17th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 34 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Corban in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the psychology major at Corban University make $3,330 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 38 40,145
Washington 37 2,848
Hawaii 36 511
Nevada 35 981
Alaska 33 133

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 1,632
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 434
Child Development & Psychology 5

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