2024 Best Health/Medical Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Health/Medical Psychology is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #612 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for health/medical psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 bachelor's degrees in health/medical psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’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 health/medical psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other health/medical psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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 health/medical psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health/medical 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 Health/Medical Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Health/Medical Psychology in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in health/medical psychology.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Health/Medical Psychology

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

39 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in health/medical psychology. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health/medical psychology from University of California - San Diego

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

16 Annual Graduates

Eastern Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in health/medical psychology. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney.More information about a bachelor’s in health/medical psychology from Eastern Washington University

Best Health/Medical Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best health/medical psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	39
Washington	521	16

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Health/Medical Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Health/Medical Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Applied Psychology	167
Clinical Psychology	131
Community Psychology	93
Forensic Psychology	47
Counseling Psychology	29
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	29
Other Psychology & Counseling	10
Applied Behavior Analysis	9

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.