2024 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah

a doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Utah

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

Top Utah Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Utah

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology has to check out Utah State University. USU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Logan.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Utah State University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	27	123
Montana	15	10
Idaho	15	9
Wyoming	12	5

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13
Child Development & Psychology	7

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.