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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

79 Colleges
$52,754 Avg Salary
$27,587 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 79 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 15% Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Schools

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the best school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Out of the 79 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Palo Alto University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region 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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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Fuller Theological Seminary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fuller is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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#9

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #11 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
12 The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA
13 The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine Irvine, CA
14 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
15 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools 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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