2025 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #6 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 229 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The psychology doctor'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. 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 quality 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.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 psychology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 much debt psychology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Psychology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Denver if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Denver

2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Colorado Boulder

3

The University of Montana
Missoula, MT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

The University of Montana is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from The University of Montana

4

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Wyoming if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. UW is a large public university located in the town of Laramie.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Wyoming

5

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

U of U is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Utah

6

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Northern Colorado

7

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

8

Adams State University
Alamosa, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Adams State is a small public university located in the remote town of Alamosa.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Adams State University

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best psychology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	27	123
Utah	24	39
Montana	15	10
Idaho	15	9
Wyoming	12	5

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	144
General Psychology	75
Child Development & Psychology	10

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.