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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

28 Colleges
$54,380 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 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 city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in clinical psychology at Fielding, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mount Saint Mary’s University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 97% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#5

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis & Clark College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Lewis and Clark College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

About 94% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 87% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. UO is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

About 87% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 13% are male.

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California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Seaside.

About 67% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 33% 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 28 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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