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The University of Arizona Global Campus earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
by our College Data Analytics Team
In 2021-2022, 5,415,716 psychology students received their bachelor's degree, making the major the #5 most popular in the country. Out of all those awarded degrees, 941,900 went to undergraduates in the Far Western US region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in the Far Western US Region ranking analyzed 110 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in psychology. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. Instead, we are looking at those psychology schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for psychology majors.
The University of Arizona Global Campus earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Our rankings recognize California State University - Northridge as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CSUN is 4.9 years, and it costs about $21,912 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the CSUN is $108,245. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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California State University - Long Beach earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach. In addition to its great value ranking, CSULB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
It takes about 4.8 years for the average student at CSULB to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $23,555. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the CSULB is $112,593. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Read full report on Psychology at California State University - Long Beach
University of Nevada - Las Vegas comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas. UNLV also claimed a spot on our Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The average student at UNLV graduates in less than 4.8 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,338. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UNLV is $146,229. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
California State University - Fresno comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Fresno State is 5.0 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $20,580. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State be around $101,871. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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National University landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value psychology schools. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego. National University excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
San Jose State University landed the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value psychology schools. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose. San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
The average student at San Jose State graduates in less than 5.0 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $28,220. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State is about $140,536. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - Stanislaus. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.
At Stan State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.9 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,652. This means that the average student pays around $110,768 to get a bachelor’s degree from Stan State. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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California State University - East Bay earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a large student population.
It takes the average student at Cal State East Bay about 4.9 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,676. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Cal State East Bay is $131,513. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 19,153 |
| Washington | 2,442 |
| Hawaii | 371 |
| Oregon | 1,685 |
| Nevada | 729 |
| Alaska | 110 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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