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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was ranked 3rd in California. In fact, 29,966 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

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

Of the 32 students majoring in psychology at Northcentral University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Claremont Graduate University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saybrook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in California. Saybrook University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Oakland.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Psychology

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 4 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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