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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$61,988 Avg Salary

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.

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 .

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 76% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Palo Alto University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . 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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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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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#5

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

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 large 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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#6

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

The Wright Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. The Wright Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

With a ranking of #8, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Pepperdine is a fairly 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 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 #9 on the 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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the 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.

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Best 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

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).

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