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

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Finding the Best Psychology Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 61 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Alliant International University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree 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.

Read full report on Psychology at Alliant International University

Out of the 61 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#3

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Palo Alto University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

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

Full Psychology at Palo Alto University Report

#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 61 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

Read full report on Psychology at Northcentral University

#5

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#6

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, CA

Pacifica Graduate Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacifica Graduate Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Carpinteria.

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

Full Psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute Report

#7

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

With a ranking of #7, Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 69% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at Pacific University

#8

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

The Wright Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, The Wright Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Psychology at The Wright Institute Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 81% of the psychology majors at the school.

Read full report on Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine

California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Psychology students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Pepperdine University Malibu, CA
12 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA

Best Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 25 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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