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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$61,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,224 clinical, counseling and applied psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the clinical psychology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Our analysis found Palo Alto University to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 38 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. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fielding Graduate University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Wright Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. The Wright Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fuller Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Pasadena.

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#6

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#8

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

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Seattle Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Mirada.

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Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,822
Washington 317
Oregon 331
Nevada 20
Hawaii 122
Alaska 13

One of 3 majors within the area of study, clinical, counseling and applied psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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