2024 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 40 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,374 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general psychology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

The 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 General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

71 Annual Graduates

$47,253 Median Starting Salary

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the psychology program report average early career wages of $47,253.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

11 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology needs to check out University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Southern California

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

36 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of California - Los Angeles

4

Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA

16 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Palo Alto University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Palo Alto.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Palo Alto University

5

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

185 Annual Graduates

$28,622 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,622.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Pepperdine University

6

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

28 Annual Graduates

CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Long Beach.More information about a master’s in general psychology from California State University - Long Beach

7

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

37 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from Loma Linda University

8

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

16 Annual Graduates

$43,789 Median Starting Salary

Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle.

Students who graduate with their master's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $43,789.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from Seattle University

9

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

16 Annual Graduates

UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of Oregon

10

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

37 Annual Graduates

$53,079 Median Starting Salary

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego.

Those general psychology students who get their master's degree from San Diego State University earn $7,007 more than the standard psychology grad.

More information about a master’s in general psychology from San Diego State University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	1,293
Washington	183	42
Oregon	158	24
Nevada	105	5
Hawaii	85	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,374

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	5,257
Child Development & Psychology	159
Other Psychology	142

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.