Colorado·Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations·SOC 19-3039

Best Psychologist, All Other programs in Colorado, ranked by enrollment

All psychologists not listed.

30 schools in Colorado run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,186 people a year. The job pays a median of $120,660 in Colorado across about 380 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNeuropsychologistStaff PsychologistClinical NeuropsychologistPediatric NeuropsychologistBoard Certified NeuropsychologistPediatric Clinical NeuropsychologistEthnologistPaleologist
Graduates / yr
3,186
in Colorado
Median pay · Colorado
$120,660
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
380
people employed
Schools
30
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
49%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,510
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Colorado that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

13 programs in Colorado that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Colorado (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Colorado page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 42.0101In Colorado
2,402
75.4%
25$31,426$25,250
2
CIP 42.2799In Colorado
281
8.8%
3$34,454$21,878
3
CIP 42.2813In Colorado
128
4.0%
5$33,805$27,000
4
CIP 45.0401In Colorado
95
3.0%
4$37,366$25,000
5
CIP 42.9999In Colorado
75
2.4%
3$36,890$18,200
6
CIP 42.2706In Colorado
65
2.0%
1$34,454$21,878
7
CIP 30.1701In Colorado
62
1.9%
3$36,206$29,240
8
CIP 42.2812In Colorado
32
1.0%
1$33,805$27,000
9
CIP 42.2806In Colorado
20
0.6%
1$33,805$27,000
10
CIP 42.2807In Colorado
17
0.5%
2$33,805$27,000
11
CIP 42.2810In Colorado
5
0.2%
1$33,805$27,000
12
CIP 42.2814In Colorado
3
0.1%
1$33,805$27,000
13
CIP 42.2704In Colorado
1
0.0%
1$34,454$21,878

Top 25 schools in Colorado

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 13 of the 30 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO Public · 2 feeder programs
633Psychology, General$30,17674%78%
2Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO Public · 3 feeder programs
431Psychology, General$37,12167%89%
3University of Denver
Denver, CO Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
312Psychology, General$31,95576%$29,72678%
4University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO Public · 4 feeder programs
266Psychology, General$36,48246%75%
5Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
216Research and Experimental Psychology, Other$39,95532%99%
6Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
205Psychology, General$36,53764%$23,447
7University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
202Psychology, General$34,60747%97%
8University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO Public · 3 feeder programs
161Psychology, General$32,35151%86%
9Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
85Psychology, General$34,11641%82%
10Colorado State University Pueblo
Pueblo, CO Public · 2 feeder programs
66Psychology, General$27,13340%95%
11Naropa University
Boulder, CO Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
66Psychology, General$17,70837%$30,558100%
12Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
61Psychology, General35%
13Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO Public · 2 feeder programs
58Psychology, General$27,01936%77%
14United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
53Behavioral Sciences88%14%
15Regis University
Denver, CO Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
51Criminology61%$22,40786%
16Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
47Psychology, General55%
17Community College of Denver
Denver, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
41Psychology, General20%
18Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
38Research and Experimental Psychology, Other88%$23,51018%
19Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
30Psychology, General29%
20Western Colorado University
Gunnison, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
29Psychology, General$32,35250%100%
21Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
26Psychology, General33%
22Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
24Psychology, General32%
23Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
23Psychology, General21%
24Colorado State University Global
Denver, CO Public · 1 feeder programs
18Applied Psychology98%
25Adams State University
Alamosa, CO Public · 2 feeder programs
17Psychology, Other39%

All 30 schools in Colorado

Every school in Colorado with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Colorado that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Colorado BoulderBoulderPublic6332
Colorado State University - Fort CollinsFort CollinsPublic4313
University of DenverDenverPrivate not-for-profit3126
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenverPublic2664
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenverPublic2161
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewoodPrivate not-for-profit2052
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPublic2021
University of Northern ColoradoGreeleyPublic1613
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionPublic851
Colorado State University PuebloPuebloPublic662
Naropa UniversityBoulderPrivate not-for-profit662
Front Range Community CollegeWestminsterPublic611
Fort Lewis CollegeDurangoPublic582
United States Air Force AcademyUSAF AcademyPublic531
Regis UniversityDenverPrivate not-for-profit514

What psychologists, all other earn in Colorado

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Colorado
$120,660
Mean annual
$111,870
Jobs in state
380
What the range looks like
10th pct$50,220Median$120,66090th pct$156,870
Versus the national median
+8.9%

U.S. median $110,840. Colorado pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.08×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
$132,750median
110 jobs
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
$139,530median
30 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
3,900
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,400
55,300 → 57,700
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus internship/residency

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychologists, All Other page.

How to become a Psychologist, All Other

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Master's degree
On-the-job training
Internship/residency

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingActive Learning

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Colorado

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
  • 19.0706Child Development
  • 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
  • 42.2707Social Psychology
  • 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 42.2709Psychopharmacology
  • 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • 42.2802Community Psychology
  • 42.2806Educational Psychology
  • 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
  • 42.2808Environmental Psychology
  • 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
  • 42.2811Family Psychology
  • 42.2812Forensic Psychology
  • 42.2813Applied Psychology
  • 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
  • 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)

Common questions

Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in Colorado.

What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+

Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 2,402 degrees in Colorado in 2024-25, 75.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 13 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology, Clinical, Criminology, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 3,186 people a year in Colorado.

How much do psychologists, all other earn in Colorado?+

The median is $120,660 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.9% above the U.S. median of $110,840. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for psychologists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Colorado?+

30 institutions in Colorado reported graduates from at least one of the 13 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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