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

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Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 72 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the clinical psychology master'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 Master's Degree 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 master’s 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

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#3

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Palo Alto University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. 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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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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 #9, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #10 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
12 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
13 Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA
14 The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA

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).

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