2025 Best General Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Ranked #3 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for general psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,830 bachelor's degrees in general psychology to qualified students.

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

The psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Psychology in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general psychology.

10 Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Psychology

1

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

513 Annual Graduates

$36,216 Median Starting Salary

$32,237 Median Student Debt

Washington State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general psychology. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population.

General Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from Washington State University get an earnings boost of around $2,858 over the average income of general psychology majors.

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2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

274 Annual Graduates

$36,964 Median Starting Salary

$17,272 Median Student Debt

Central Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general psychology. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the general psychology degree program at Central Washington University earn $3,606 above the average graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

240 Annual Graduates

$32,306 Median Starting Salary

$20,250 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general psychology. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $32,306.

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4

Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, WA

62 Annual Graduates

$40,264 Median Starting Salary

$40,754 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Seattle Pacific University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general psychology. SPU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle.

Bachelor's recipients from the general psychology degree program at Seattle Pacific University make $6,906 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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5

Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

111 Annual Graduates

$33,554 Median Starting Salary

$75,260 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,554.

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6

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

72 Annual Graduates

$37,452 Median Starting Salary

Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle.

Those general psychology students who get their bachelor's degree from Seattle University receive $4,094 more than the standard psychology grad.

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7

University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

43 Annual Graduates

$25,596 Median Starting Salary

$93,441 Median Student Debt

Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduating, psychology bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $25,596 in the first five years of their career.

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8

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

108 Annual Graduates

$34,594 Median Starting Salary

$11,318 Median Student Debt

Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the psychology program make an average of $34,594 in their early career salary.

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9

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

41 Annual Graduates

$30,757 Median Starting Salary

$21,750 Median Student Debt

Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the psychology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,757.

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10

Whitworth University
Spokane, WA

52 Annual Graduates

$29,005 Median Starting Salary

Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Spokane.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the psychology program report average early career wages of $29,005.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	14,881
Oregon	185	1,582
Nevada	129	728
Hawaii	112	371
Alaska	75	99

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychology

General Psychology is one of 24 different types of Psychology programs to choose from.

Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	1,830

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Child Development & Psychology	590
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	166
Other Psychology	14

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.