2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the #30 most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.
2023 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Alliant International University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 206 students majoring in clinical psychology at Alliant, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palo Alto University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Out of the 43 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.
About 69% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.
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The Wright Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. The Wright Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Berkeley.
Of the 50 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Wright Institute, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Of the 36 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Chicago School Irvine Campus, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Pepperdine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Women make up 84% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.
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Fuller Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.
About 62% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 38% are male.
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California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.
Request InformationBest Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 6,163 |
| Washington | 432 |
| Oregon | 434 |
| Nevada | 36 |
| Hawaii | 122 |
| Alaska | 24 |
Majors Related to Clinical Psychology
One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Clinical Psychology
| 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 26 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.