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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

12 Colleges
$29,054 Avg Salary
$26,428 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 40,562 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online psychology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Women make up 76% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 153 students majoring in psychology at National University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the # 4 spot on the list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 54 students majoring in psychology at TUW, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in psychology at Azusa Pacific's University College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#6

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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#7

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in psychology at Biola, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#8

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

With a ranking of #8, Palo Alto University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

Of the 29 students majoring in psychology at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Concordia University, Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Of the 41 students majoring in psychology at Concordia University, Irvine, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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University of Antelope Valley ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, UAV is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,848
Oregon 2,071
Hawaii 511
Nevada 996
Alaska 133

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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