Ranked #4 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Psychology Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,396 degrees in general psychology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall General 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.
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 General Psychology Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in general psychology has to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 203 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $24,482.
Utah Valley University is a good option for students interested in a degree in general psychology. UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were about 425 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, psychology degree recipients typically make an average of $29,263 at the beginning of their careers.
Utah State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general psychology. USU is a very large public university located in the small city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 276 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Those general psychology students who get their degree from Utah State University receive $8,494 more than the average psychology grad.
Salt Lake Community College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in general psychology. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 199 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $28,496.
Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 107 general 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 earn around $23,965 in their early career salary.
Dixie State College is a large public university located in the small city of Saint George. This university ranks 10th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 68 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $24,416 for their early career.
Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 81 general psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,275.
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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The psychology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Psychology rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
