2024 Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Educational Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #73 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for educational psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 9 doctor's degrees in educational psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to educational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other educational psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for educational psychology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Educational Psychology Schools

The educational psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Educational Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for educational psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Educational Psychology

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational psychology has to look into University of Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of Utah

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational psychology has to take a look at University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of Colorado Boulder

Best Educational Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best educational psychology schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	182	2
Utah	144	7

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Educational Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Educational Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	54
Counseling Psychology	23
School Psychology	14
Clinical Child Psychology	10
Health/Medical Psychology	4

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.