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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

13 Colleges
$31,800 Avg Salary
$30,535 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #21 most popular major in California with 6,163 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - San Diego the most popular school in California for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 165 students majoring in clinical psychology at UCSD, 27% are male and 73% are female.

The average amount in student loans that clinical psychology majors at UCSD take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $16,200. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $355, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Azusa Pacific University College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Located in the large suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in clinical psychology at Azusa Pacific's University College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

On average, clinical psychology graduates from Azusa Pacific's University College take out $45,694 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#4

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Biola University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in clinical psychology at Biola, 26% are male and 74% are female.

On average, clinical psychology graduates from Biola take out $29,472 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in clinical psychology at MSMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Clinical Psychology majors at MSMU take out an average of $28,722 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $230.

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#7

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

Women make up 60% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 36% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA

Pacific Oaks College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

Women make up 90% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#10

University of Saint Katherine

San Marcos, CA

University of Saint Katherine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, University of Saint Katherine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 432
Oregon 434
Nevada 36
Hawaii 122
Alaska 24

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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