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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,719 people earned their degree in applied psychology, making the major the 336th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 341 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in applied psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied psychology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

OIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $11,991 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Oregon Institute of Technology.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Oregon Institute of Technology

#2

Biola University

La Mirada, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $25,855 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Biola.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Biola

#3

Multnomah University

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Multnomah University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $32,393 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Multnomah University.

Full Multnomah University Applied Psychology Report

#4

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $27,376 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Applied Psychology at Mount Saint Mary’s University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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