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

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 95 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the clinical psychology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pepperdine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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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 Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California Institute of Integral Studies did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Fielding Graduate University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #10, Antioch University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Culver City.

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#11

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA

Palo Alto University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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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#12

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

With a ranking of #12, The Wright Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. The Wright Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#13

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #13, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#14

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
15 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
16 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
17 Pacifica Graduate Institute Carpinteria, CA
18 Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles, CA
19 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, 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.

  • 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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