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2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

35 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . 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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#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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region 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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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 35 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Of the 46 students majoring in psychology at Fielding, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mount Saint Mary’s University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 97% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Mount Saint Mary’s University Report

#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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#6

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 30 students majoring in psychology at Lewis and Clark College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Psychology at Lewis & Clark College Report

With a ranking of #7, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.

Read full report on Psychology at National University

University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

About 80% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at California State University - Monterey Bay Report

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 35 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.

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