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

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in California to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 60 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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

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#4

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

Women make up 77% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California Baptist University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California Baptist University

California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 75% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies Report

Antioch University - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, Antioch University - Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Antioch University - Los Angeles Report

#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in clinical psychology at USFCA, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in clinical psychology at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Southern California Report

#10

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

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 master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, The Wright Institute 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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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
12 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA

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 25 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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