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2021 Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington

10 Colleges
2,511 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,951 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in WashingtonIn <nil>, psychology students earned 2,511 bachelor's degrees from a Washington school, making the subject the 6th in the state. This means that of the 137,622 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.8% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Washington ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychology programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychology program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Psychology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Washington State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Washington that are best for non-traditional psychology students. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population. Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at Wazzu is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 4,690 students at Wazzu are exclusively online. 4,985 students are part time.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 3,626 students at EWU that take at least one class online. 1,697 students are part time.

Full Psychology at Eastern Washington University Report

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Our rankings recognize Saint Martin's University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Saint Martin's has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington ranking.

About 1.3% of Saint Martin’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 499 students take at least one class online at Saint Martin’s. There are roughly 304 part time students in attendance at Saint Martin’s.

Full Psychology at Saint Martin’s University Report

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Central Washington University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

About 1.8% of CWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,411 students take at least one class online at CWU. About 1,565 of the students at CWU are attending part time.

Full Psychology at Central Washington University Report

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Gonzaga has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington ranking.

About 0.2% of Gonzaga students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 923 of Gonzaga students are exclusively distance learners. 661 students are part time.

Full Psychology at Gonzaga University Report

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Seattle University. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 2,609 students at Seattle U that take at least one class online. About 1,465 of the students at Seattle U are attending part time.

Full Psychology at Seattle University Report

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Seattle Pacific University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. SPU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington list.

The student loan default rate at SPU is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 823 students at SPU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 603 part time students in attendance at SPU.

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Pacific Lutheran University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best psychology schools for non-traditional students. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma. PLU also made our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington list, coming in at #7.

About 0.9% of PLU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 67 students at PLU that take at least one class online. 199 students are part time.

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Western Washington University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Psychology in Washington list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 827 students at WWU that take at least one class online. About 1,864 of the students at WWU are attending part time.

Full Psychology at Western Washington University Report

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Northwest University
Kirkland, WA

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northwest University. Northwest University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

About 1.1% of Northwest University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 266 students at Northwest University that take at least one class online. 104 of Northwest University students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 19,153
Hawaii 371
Oregon 1,685
Nevada 729
Alaska 110

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