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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$65,440 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,522 degrees and certificates were awarded to general psychology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in California for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for general psychology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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#10

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

Saybrook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general psychology programs. Saybrook University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Oakland.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 62
Oregon 31
Nevada 17
Hawaii 18
Alaska 10

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

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