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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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With 195,678 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, psychology is the #8 most popular major in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online doctor'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 doctor's degree 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 online school in the Far Western US Region for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Women make up 74% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Northcentral University Report

#2

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro University Worldwide is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 119 students majoring in psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Alliant International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 206 students majoring in psychology at Alliant, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern California Seminary did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Southern California Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of El Cajon.

Of the 3 students majoring in psychology at Southern California Seminary, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#8

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the small city of Petaluma, Meridian University is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Explore the most popular online psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 40,562
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 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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