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2026 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools in the Far Western Region

[Health/Medical Psychology](/majors/psychology/clinical-counseling-applied-psychology/health-medical-psychology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for health/medical psychology students.

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• Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools in the Far Western Region

2026 Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools in the Far Western Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the health/medical psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Health/Medical Psychology Schools

1

University Of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA

$15,788 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,000 Avg Student Debt

$84,943 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in health/medical psychology, no school beat University Of California San Diego this year. University Of California San Diego is a very large public school located in the city of La Jolla. In-state tuition and fees average $15,788, while out-of-state students pay about $47,676. Students borrow a median of $15,000 to complete the health/medical psychology program here. Early-career health/medical psychology graduates make about $26,953. That is a strong return on a $15,000 median debt. Roughly 27% of applicants are accepted.

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

$8,586 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,754 Avg Student Debt

$57,897 Median Earnings (10yr)

Eastern Washington University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in health/medical psychology, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the town of Cheney, Eastern Washington University is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $8,586, compared with $26,583 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for health/medical psychology graduates is $21,754. Early-career health/medical psychology graduates make about $70,143. That is a strong return on a $21,754 median debt. Eastern Washington University admits about 91% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.