by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,683 people earned their degree in other psychology, making the major the 179th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,731 and had an average of $19,707 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 405 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,041 and $17,297 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 106 other psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in other psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in other psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree other psychology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reiss-Davis Graduate Center. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los-Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other psychology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacifica Graduate Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region. Pacifica Graduate Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Carpinteria, California. It awarded 50 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other psychology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Other Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sofia University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Palo Alto, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Psychology at Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Azusa, California, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s other psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of La Verne ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region list. La Verne, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other psychology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Other Psychology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other psychology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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