2025 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular master'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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,186 master's degrees in psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of psychology for getting your master'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

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 for a Master'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 master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 - The number of psychology students who choose to seek a master'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.
• Student Debt - How much debt psychology students go into to obtain their master'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 master's degree.

More Ways to Rank 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 Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Arizona list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in Arizona

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

Top Arizona Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in psychology needs to check out Northern Arizona University. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Northern Arizona University

2

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

537 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Phoenix - Arizona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in psychology. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Phoenix - Arizona

3

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

652 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychology. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Arizona State University - Skysong

4

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in psychology. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tempe.More information about a master’s in psychology from Arizona State University - Tempe

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	32	1,595
Oklahoma	32	317
New Mexico	31	52

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Psychology	1,324
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	516
General Psychology	346

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.