2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 109 students majoring in psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 12% are male and 88% are female.
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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region 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 large city of Irvine.
Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.
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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.
Of the 46 students majoring in psychology at Fielding, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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National University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 94% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.
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With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Oregon Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 75% of the psychology majors at the school.
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Alliant International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
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Sofia University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Request InformationMost Popular Online Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online psychology schools 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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Majors Related to Psychology
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| 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 10 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.