2025 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

General Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 210 doctor's degrees in general psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of general psychology for getting your doctor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general psychology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Psychology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Psychology in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general psychology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from University of California - Davis

3

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Washington State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general psychology. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Washington State University

4

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Seattle Pacific University is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general psychology. SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Seattle Pacific University

5

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general psychology from Northcentral University

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	381	188
Washington	216	20
Oregon	145	7
Nevada	111	12
Hawaii	65	8
Alaska	21	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

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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 BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.