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2023 Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 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 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 California ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in California 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 California.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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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 California list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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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 California list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Los Alamitos.

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California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#7

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

With a ranking of #7, Fielding Graduate University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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California Baptist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology programs. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Antioch University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, Antioch University - Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Clinical & Counseling Psychology students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA
12 The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA
13 Brandman University Irvine, CA

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

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.

  • 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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