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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

37 Ranked Colleges
3,951 Degrees Awarded
$28,199 Avg Salary
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.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,326 and had an average of $26,018 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,629 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,817 and $25,087 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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 is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Naropa University General Psychology Report

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The College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The College of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Caldwell, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 28 students 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%.

Full The College of Idaho General Psychology Report

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Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, 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, Colorado Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Lakewood, Colorado that handed out 136 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Colorado Christian University General Psychology Report

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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 school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 64 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at Fort Lewis College

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Rocky Mountain College
Billings, Montana

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, Rocky Mountain College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Billings, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at Rocky

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Colorado State University - Pueblo 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 #6. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 56 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 158 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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Western Colorado University
Gunnison, Colorado

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

Read full report on General Psychology at Western Colorado University

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Northern Colorado

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With a ranking of #10, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 512 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full CU - Boulder General Psychology Report

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming 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 #11. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 147 bachelors’s psychology 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 University of Wyoming General Psychology Report

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Carroll College
Helena, Montana

With a ranking of #12, Carroll College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Carroll College General Psychology Report

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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. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

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. University of Idaho is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s 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. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 282 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Psychology at BYU

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 274 students 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 University - Fort Collins

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 116 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Montana State University

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Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, Montana

With a ranking of #18, Salish Kootenai College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Pablo, Montana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Salish Kootenai College General Psychology Report

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana 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 #19. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at UM

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 156 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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%.

Full University of Denver General Psychology Report

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 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%.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General Psychology Report

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With a ranking of #22, Utah Valley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 379 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Psychology at Utah Valley University

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Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah

With a ranking of #23, Southern Utah University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Cedar City, Utah is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 84 students 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%.

Read more about General Psychology at Southern Utah University

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

Colorado Mesa University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 53 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Psychology at Colorado Mesa

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With a ranking of #25, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 162 bachelors’s psychology degrees 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 Boise State University General Psychology Report

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