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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

20 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 #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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles the most popular school in California for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their graduate certificate. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 88% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Fielding Graduate 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. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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

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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. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 52% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 94% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in clinical psychology at Cal State LA, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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California State University - Monterey Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#10

La Sierra University

Riverside, CA

La Sierra University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in clinical psychology at La Sierra, 40% are male and 60% 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 Schools 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 20 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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