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2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California

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

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 5,822 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for clinical psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

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 California. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#2

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Palo Alto University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Palo Alto.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #3 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. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

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#4

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide ranked #7 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #8 on this year’s Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Explore all the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 317
Oregon 331
Nevada 20
Hawaii 122
Alaska 13

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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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