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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 141,695 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,629 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,951 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 37 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in general psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Naropa University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Naropa University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 34 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 General Psychology at Naropa

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The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 28 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at The College of Idaho

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Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at Colorado Christian University

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Out of the 37 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #4 spot on the list. FLC is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 64 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at FLC

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rocky Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Billings, Montana, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Psychology at Rocky

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With a ranking of #6, Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General Psychology at Colorado State University - Pueblo

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 158 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full UCCS General Psychology Report

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

Western Colorado University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Western is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Colorado University General Psychology Report

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 159 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about General Psychology at University of Northern Colorado

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 512 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado Boulder

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 147 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Full UW General Psychology Report

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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

Carroll College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Psychology at Carroll College

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Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Colorado College

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Full U of I General Psychology Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 282 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at BYU

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 274 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Colorado State

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Montana State University General Psychology Report

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Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, Montana

Salish Kootenai College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full SKC General Psychology Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 98 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at UM

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Denver

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 172 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Utah Valley University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 379 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UVU General Psychology Report

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

Southern Utah University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southern Utah University is a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Southern Utah University General Psychology Report

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Mesa General Psychology Report

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Boise State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 162 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Boise State General Psychology Report

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