2024 Best Psychology Schools in Oregon
12
Colleges in Oregon
2,329
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 2,329 degrees in psychology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Psychology School
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
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.
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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
University of Oregon is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in psychology. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were about 448 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology degree program at University of Oregon earn $6,988 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in psychology from University of OregonAny student pursuing a degree in psychology needs to look into Pacific University. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were approximately 189 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year. Psychology degree recipients from Pacific University earn a boost of around $9,330 above the average earnings of psychology majors.
More information about a degree in psychology from Pacific UniversityIt's hard to beat Oregon State University if you want to pursue a degree in psychology. Located in the small 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 294 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $31,612.
More information about a degree in psychology from Oregon State UniversityIt's difficult 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 fringe town of Newberg. This university ranks 9th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 157 psychology students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent year we have data available. Those psychology students who get their degree from George Fox University earn $9,819 more than the typical psychology student.
More information about a degree in psychology from George Fox UniversityLocated in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very 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 385 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 earn an average of $30,278 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in psychology from Portland State UniversityLocated 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 131 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 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in psychology from Western Oregon UniversityUniversity 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 approximately 45 psychology students who graduated with this degree at University of Portland in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $26,239 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in psychology from University of PortlandLocated 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 98 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 generally earn around $22,619 in the first five years of their career.
More information about a degree in psychology from Lewis & Clark CollegeLocated 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 53 psychology students who graduated with this degree at OIT in the most recent data year. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn around $32,033 in their early careers.
More information about a degree in psychology from Oregon Institute of TechnologyCorban is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Salem. This university ranks 17th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 42 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Corban in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology degree program at Corban University make $3,330 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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