2024 Best Experimental Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in experimental psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #283 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for experimental psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13 master's degrees in experimental psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on experimental psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of experimental psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized experimental psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for experimental psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Experimental Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Experimental Psychology in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in experimental psychology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Experimental Psychology

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in experimental psychology. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a master’s in experimental psychology from University of California - San Diego

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in experimental psychology needs to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in experimental psychology from University of California - Santa Barbara

Best Experimental Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best experimental psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	10
Washington	402	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Experimental Psychology

Experimental Psychology is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Experimental Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	89
Developmental & Child Psychology	41
Comparative Psychology	8
Psychopharmacology	6
Social Psychology	2

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.