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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Psychology Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in psychology at Northcentral University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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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 California. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

Women make up 56% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saybrook University is a great place for general psychology students working on their graduate certificate. Saybrook University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 California 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 in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges 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 4 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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