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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

With 141,695 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general psychology is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate 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 5 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 56% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at Claremont Graduate University

#3

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saybrook University is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Saybrook University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Oakland.

Full General Psychology at Saybrook University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public school with a small student population.

Full General Psychology at Western Oregon University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full General Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 29,966
Washington 1,737
Oregon 1,632
Nevada 908
Hawaii 389
Alaska 109

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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