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2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

5 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Applied Psychology is the 336th most popular major in the country with 1,719 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in applied psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied psychology programs and 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in the Far Western US Region

#1

City University of Seattle

Seattle, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City University of Seattle landed the #1 spot on the list. CityU is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to qualified students.

CityU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 City University of Seattle

#2

Multnomah University

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Multnomah University landed the #2 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Multnomah University also made our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Multnomah University is $29,922 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students.

Full Multnomah University Applied Psychology Report

#3

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s applied psychology degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students list, OIT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon Institute of Technology is $16,210 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OIT Applied Psychology Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Biola is $31,859 for far western us region bachelor’s degree applied psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Biola University

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Applied Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU also made our “Best Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend MSMU is $29,214 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Applied Psychology students.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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