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

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Alliant International University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 105 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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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 California. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

Women make up 84% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 81% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#5

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Wright Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, The Wright Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 26% are male.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine 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. Located in the city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in clinical psychology at Pepperdine, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Fuller is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 62% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 78% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 27 students majoring in clinical psychology at TUW, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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 27 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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