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Graduate Schools in the West - 2024 Ranking

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In 2024, we have evaluated 364 colleges offering majors in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Our team ranks Stanford University, California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA), and University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) the best three schools in the West.

See the Best 50 graduate schools in the West below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the West.

Top 50 graduate schools in the West:

Stanford University - Graduate School Ranking
1. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 163 majors

California Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
University of Southern California - Graduate School Ranking
3. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 339 majors

University of California Los Angeles - Graduate School Ranking
4. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 204 majors

University of California Berkeley - Graduate School Ranking
5. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 183 majors

University of California San Diego - Graduate School Ranking
University of California Irvine - Graduate School Ranking
Loyola Marymount University - Graduate School Ranking
8. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, 59 majors

University of California Santa Barbara - Graduate School Ranking
9. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 95 majors

California Institute of the Arts - Graduate School Ranking
University of Washington Seattle - Graduate School Ranking
Pepperdine University - Graduate School Ranking
12. Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA, 31 majors

University of California Davis - Graduate School Ranking
Santa Clara University - Graduate School Ranking
14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA, 42 majors

University of Denver - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of Denver

Denver, CO, 151 majors

California State University Long Beach - Graduate School Ranking
University of San Diego - Graduate School Ranking
17. University of San Diego

San Diego, CA, 44 majors

Brigham Young University - Graduate School Ranking
18. Brigham Young University

Provo, UT, 105 majors

Gonzaga University - Graduate School Ranking
19. Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA, 25 majors

Colorado School of Mines - Graduate School Ranking
20. Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO, 76 majors

University of California Santa Cruz - Graduate School Ranking
San Diego State University - Graduate School Ranking
22. San Diego State University

San Diego, CA, 128 majors

California State University Fullerton - Graduate School Ranking
University of California Riverside - Graduate School Ranking
Chapman University - Graduate School Ranking
25. Chapman University

Orange, CA, 37 majors

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo - Graduate School Ranking
Lewis & Clark College - Graduate School Ranking
27. Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR, 37 majors

Saint Mary's College of California - Graduate School Ranking
Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science - Graduate School Ranking
Willamette University - Graduate School Ranking
30. Willamette University

Salem, OR, 3 majors

Westminster College - Graduate School Ranking
31. Westminster College

Salt Lake City, UT, 31 majors

University of Portland - Graduate School Ranking
32. University of Portland

Portland, OR, 21 majors

Arizona State University Immersion - Graduate School Ranking
University of Utah - Graduate School Ranking
34. University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT, 247 majors

University of Arizona - Graduate School Ranking
35. University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ, 289 majors

San Jose State University - Graduate School Ranking
36. San Jose State University

San Jose, CA, 87 majors

University of Colorado Boulder - Graduate School Ranking
37. University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, 131 majors

Colorado State University Fort Collins - Graduate School Ranking
38. Colorado State University Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO, 158 majors

Northcentral University - Graduate School Ranking
39. Northcentral University

San Diego, CA, 52 majors

Oregon State University - Graduate School Ranking
40. Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR, 152 majors

University of Oregon - Graduate School Ranking
41. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 136 majors

Seattle University - Graduate School Ranking
42. Seattle University

Seattle, WA, 121 majors

University of the Pacific - Graduate School Ranking
43. University of the Pacific

Stockton, CA, 47 majors

University of Redlands - Graduate School Ranking
44. University of Redlands

Redlands, CA, 36 majors

California State Polytechnic University Pomona - Graduate School Ranking
Biola University - Graduate School Ranking
46. Biola University

La Mirada, CA, 27 majors

Point Loma Nazarene University - Graduate School Ranking
47. Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA, 9 majors

Dominican University of California - Graduate School Ranking
University of Puget Sound - Graduate School Ranking
49. University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA, 7 majors

Loma Linda University - Graduate School Ranking
50. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA, 100 majors

Graduate schools in the West by state:

Schools by State21 Graduate Schools in Arizona202 Graduate Schools in California27 Graduate Schools in Colorado8 Graduate Schools in Idaho9 Graduate Schools in Montana9 Graduate Schools in Nevada13 Graduate Schools in New Mexico25 Graduate Schools in Oregon12 Graduate Schools in Utah27 Graduate Schools in Washington1 Graduate Schools in Wyoming


Programs in the West:

Accounting: 103 graduate schools
Aerospace: 20 graduate schools
Agriculture: 23 graduate schools
Architecture: 33 graduate schools
Arts: 88 graduate schools
Biology: 103 graduate schools
Business: 193 graduate schools
Chemistry: 68 graduate schools
Computer: 131 graduate schools
Construction: 27 graduate schools
Culinary: 3 graduate schools
Dance: 23 graduate schools
Dental: 17 graduate schools
Economics: 60 graduate schools
Education: 199 graduate schools
Electrical: 16 graduate schools
Engineering: 84 graduate schools
Environmental: 84 graduate schools
Fashion: 9 graduate schools
Film: 36 graduate schools
Finance: 60 graduate schools
Fire: 2 graduate schools
Flight: 3 graduate schools
Geography: 46 graduate schools
Geology: 59 graduate schools
Graphic Design: 20 graduate schools
History: 69 graduate schools
Hospitality: 14 graduate schools
Interior Design: 8 graduate schools
Journalism: 73 graduate schools
Foreign Languages: 57 graduate schools
Law: 55 graduate schools
Literature: 78 graduate schools
Management: 208 graduate schools
Marketing: 50 graduate schools
Massage: 3 graduate schools
Mathematics: 88 graduate schools
Mechanic: 2 graduate schools
Medical: 194 graduate schools
Music: 76 graduate schools
Nursing: 103 graduate schools
Occupational Therapy: 55 graduate schools
Performing Arts: 54 graduate schools
Petroleum: 8 graduate schools
Pharmacy: 35 graduate schools
Philosophy: 55 graduate schools
Physics: 57 graduate schools
Police: 56 graduate schools
Politics: 70 graduate schools
Psychology: 183 graduate schools
Social Work: 116 graduate schools
Sociology: 80 graduate schools
Sport: 23 graduate schools
Theatre: 54 graduate schools
Theology: 54 graduate schools
Veterinary: 2 graduate schools
Weather: 14 graduate schools

Graduate schools in other regions:

Midwest: 467 graduate schools
Northeast: 420 graduate schools
South: 660 graduate schools
Southeast: 468 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the West:

in Arizona:
Chandler: 2 graduate schools
Flagstaff: 1 graduate school
Glendale: 1 graduate school
Phoenix: 7 graduate schools
Scottsdale: 2 graduate schools
Tempe: 4 graduate schools
Tucson: 2 graduate schools
in California:
Anaheim: 4 graduate schools
Azusa: 1 graduate school
Berkeley: 9 graduate schools
Carson: 1 graduate school
Claremont: 5 graduate schools
Davis: 1 graduate school
Fresno: 2 graduate schools
Fullerton: 4 graduate schools
Hayward: 2 graduate schools
Irvine: 6 graduate schools
La Jolla: 2 graduate schools
La Verne: 1 graduate school
Loma Linda: 1 graduate school
Long Beach: 1 graduate school
Los Alamitos: 1 graduate school
Los Angeles: 20 graduate schools
Malibu: 1 graduate school
Monterey: 2 graduate schools
Northridge: 1 graduate school
Oakland: 6 graduate schools
Orange: 1 graduate school
Palo Alto: 2 graduate schools
Pasadena: 6 graduate schools
Pomona: 2 graduate schools
Redlands: 1 graduate school
Riverside: 3 graduate schools
Sacramento: 2 graduate schools
San Bernardino: 1 graduate school
San Diego: 20 graduate schools
San Francisco: 10 graduate schools
San Jose: 2 graduate schools
San Luis Obispo: 1 graduate school
Santa Barbara: 4 graduate schools
Santa Clara: 1 graduate school
Santa Cruz: 2 graduate schools
Stanford: 1 graduate school
Stockton: 3 graduate schools
in Colorado:
Aurora: 1 graduate school
Boulder: 3 graduate schools
Colorado Springs: 3 graduate schools
Denver: 7 graduate schools
Fort Collins: 1 graduate school
Golden: 1 graduate school
Greeley: 1 graduate school
in Hawaii:
Honolulu: 4 graduate schools
in Idaho:
Boise: 2 graduate schools
Moscow: 2 graduate schools
Pocatello: 1 graduate school
in Montana:
Bozeman: 1 graduate school
Missoula: 1 graduate school
in Nevada:
Henderson: 4 graduate schools
Las Vegas: 3 graduate schools
Reno: 1 graduate school
in New Mexico:
Albuquerque: 1 graduate school
Las Cruces: 1 graduate school
in Oregon:
Corvallis: 1 graduate school
Eugene: 2 graduate schools
Forest Grove: 1 graduate school
Portland: 12 graduate schools
in Utah:
Logan: 1 graduate school
Provo: 2 graduate schools
Salt Lake City: 3 graduate schools
in Washington:
Cheney: 1 graduate school
Pullman: 1 graduate school
Seattle: 8 graduate schools
Spokane: 2 graduate schools
Tacoma: 4 graduate schools
in Wyoming:
Laramie: 1 graduate school
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