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2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California

11 Colleges
$53,704 Avg Salary
$30,644 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which online 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 .

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue an online degree in California. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

The excellent online programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology 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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#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 pursuing an online degree. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Concordia University, Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California ranking. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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Southern California Seminary came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California ranking. Southern California Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of El Cajon.

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#10

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California list. Located in the small city of Petaluma, Meridian University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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 Schools 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

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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 11 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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