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

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

All psychologists not listed.

21 schools in Oregon run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,208 people a year. The job pays a median of $86,680 in Oregon across about 840 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNeuropsychologistStaff PsychologistClinical NeuropsychologistPediatric NeuropsychologistBoard Certified NeuropsychologistPediatric Clinical NeuropsychologistEthnologistPaleologist
Graduates / yr
2,208
in Oregon
Median pay · Oregon
$86,680
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
840
people employed
Schools
21
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
58%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,564
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oregon that lead to this job

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

14 programs in Oregon that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oregon (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 Oregon 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 Oregon
1,328
60.1%
15$31,426$25,250
2
CIP 42.2799In Oregon
466
21.1%
2$34,454$21,878
3
CIP 42.2815In Oregon
87
3.9%
1$33,805$27,000
4
CIP 42.2813In Oregon
85
3.8%
3$33,805$27,000
5
CIP 19.0706In Oregon
48
2.2%
3$31,642$23,092
6
CIP 42.2814In Oregon
48
2.2%
3$33,805$27,000
7
CIP 42.2704In Oregon
37
1.7%
1$34,454$21,878
8
CIP 45.0401In Oregon
26
1.2%
3$37,366$25,000
9
CIP 30.1701In Oregon
25
1.1%
1$36,206$29,240
10
CIP 42.2812In Oregon
19
0.9%
2$33,805$27,000
11
CIP 42.2802In Oregon
14
0.6%
1$33,805$27,000
12
CIP 42.2808In Oregon
13
0.6%
1$33,805$27,000
13
CIP 42.2701In Oregon
9
0.4%
1$34,454$21,878
14
CIP 42.2899In Oregon
3
0.1%
1$33,805$27,000

Top 21 schools in Oregon

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 21 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR Public · 2 feeder programs
475Psychology, General$34,73670%77%
2University of Oregon
Eugene, OR Public · 2 feeder programs
474Research and Experimental Psychology, Other72%88%
3Portland State University
Portland, OR Public · 5 feeder programs
377Psychology, General$33,17953%91%
4Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR Public · 3 feeder programs
116Psychology, General$34,03847%98%
5Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
113Psychology, General$26,79075%$27,62178%
6University of Western States
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
87Performance and Sport Psychology
7Southern Oregon University
Ashland, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
83Psychology, General$31,62743%89%
8Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
79Applied Psychology67%$30,57190%
9George Fox University
Newberg, OR Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
68Psychology, General$32,59972%$26,56494%
10University of Portland
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
65Psychology, General$28,42080%$33,82289%
11Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
44Psychology, General$27,69843%98%
12Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR Public · 2 feeder programs
44Applied Psychology$26,59154%95%
13Reed College
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
37Experimental Psychology71%$28,27225%
14Bushnell University
Eugene, OR Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
26Psychology, General56%$22,14367%
15Linn - Benton Community College
Albany, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
24Psychology, General29%
16Linfield University
McMinnville, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
22Psychology, General$34,62870%$26,24385%
17Lane Community College
Eugene, OR Public · 1 feeder programs
20Child Development20%
18Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
17Applied Psychology59%
19Corban University
Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
16Forensic Psychology61%$23,09694%
20Willamette University
Salem, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
14Psychology, General$29,67871%$20,34577%
21Warner Pacific University
Portland, OR Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
7Psychology, General49%$19,34371%

All 21 schools in Oregon

Every school in Oregon 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 Oregon that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oregon State UniversityCorvallisPublic4752
University of OregonEugenePublic4742
Portland State UniversityPortlandPublic3775
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouthPublic1163
Lewis & Clark CollegePortlandPrivate not-for-profit1133
University of Western StatesPortlandPrivate not-for-profit871
Southern Oregon UniversityAshlandPublic831
Pacific UniversityForest GrovePrivate not-for-profit793
George Fox UniversityNewbergPrivate not-for-profit683
University of PortlandPortlandPrivate not-for-profit651
Eastern Oregon UniversityLa GrandePublic441
Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath FallsPublic442
Reed CollegePortlandPrivate not-for-profit371
Bushnell UniversityEugenePrivate not-for-profit262
Linn - Benton Community CollegeAlbanyPublic241

What psychologists, all other earn in Oregon

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

Median annual in Oregon
$86,680
Mean annual
$100,600
Jobs in state
840
What the range looks like
10th pct$81,800Median$86,68090th pct$146,240
Versus the national median
-21.8%

U.S. median $110,840. Oregon pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
3.52×

Concentrated here: Oregon employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Oregon

Eugene-Springfield, OR
$133,180median
70 jobs
Bend, OR
$117,540median
40 jobs
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
$86,680median
690 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 Oregon

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 Oregon.

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 1,328 degrees in Oregon in 2024-25, 60.1% 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 14 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Research and Experimental Psychology, Clinical, Human Development, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 2,208 people a year in Oregon.

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

The median is $86,680 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 21.8% below 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 Oregon?+

21 institutions in Oregon reported graduates from at least one of the 14 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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