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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was ranked #35 in the country. In fact 8,051 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Northcentral University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on General Psychology at Northcentral University

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

About 56% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on General Psychology at Claremont Graduate University

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Psychology at Western Oregon University

#3

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saybrook University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Saybrook University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Oakland.

Read full report on General Psychology at Saybrook University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles

Best General Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best general psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,522
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.

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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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