A degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychology Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,974 degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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University of Utah is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychology. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 466 psychology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Psychology degree recipients from University of Utah earn a boost of about $10,731 over the typical income of psychology majors.
Every student who is interested in psychology needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 349 psychology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program earn around $24,482 in the first couple years of working.
Every student pursuing a degree in psychology has to take a look at Utah Valley University. UVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 413 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the psychology program report average early career earnings of $29,263.
It is hard to beat Utah State University if you wish to pursue a degree in psychology. USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 249 psychology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the psychology degree program at Utah State University get $3,277 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 193 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make around $28,496 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 84 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, psychology degree recipients usually earn an average of $23,965 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 102 psychology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $30,275 in the first couple years of their career.
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).
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Your choice of psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
