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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

9 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California 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.

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

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in California. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 81% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 78% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 52% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in psychology at National University, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 60% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Alliant International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#9

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

Sofia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 9 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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