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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$61,988 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for clinical psychology majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Our analysis found Touro University Worldwide to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in California. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

Of the 27 students majoring in clinical psychology at TUW, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 78% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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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 #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 105 students majoring in clinical psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 7 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Southern California Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Southern California Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of El Cajon.

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

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#6

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the city of Petaluma, Meridian University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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