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2023 Most Popular Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$62,211 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 398 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other psychology is the #142 most popular major in California.

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 Other Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for other psychology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Pacifica Graduate Institute the most popular school in California for other psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Carpinteria, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Other Psychology at Azusa Pacific University Report

Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in other psychology at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the other psychology majors at the school.

Full Other Psychology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

#5

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Sofia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular other psychology schools in California. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Palo Alto.

Of the 6 students majoring in other psychology at Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 83% are male and 17% are female.

Read full report on Other Psychology at Sofia University

University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree other psychology programs. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

About 67% of the students majoring in other psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Other Psychology at University of California - San Diego Report

#6

Reiss-Davis Graduate Center

Los-Angeles, CA

Reiss-Davis Graduate Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for other psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Reiss-Davis Graduate Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los-Angeles.

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#8

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Other Psychology at University of La Verne Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 7

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

Majors Similar to Other Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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