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2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 60 schools in California to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our 2023 rankings named National University the most popular school in California for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a great place 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 city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 81% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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#4

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Touro University Worldwide helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

Women make up 77% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular clinical, counseling and applied psychology schools in California. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 79% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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California Institute of Integral Studies came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 75% of the clinical psychology majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Antioch University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, Antioch University - Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 29% are male.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 187 students majoring in clinical psychology at USFCA, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for clinical, counseling and applied psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in clinical psychology at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#10

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, CA

The Wright Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, The Wright Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in clinical psychology at the school are women while 16% are male.

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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 Master's Degree Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
11 Northcentral University San Diego, CA
12 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, 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).

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