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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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In 2020-2021, 42,013 psychology students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

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

Of the 88 students majoring in psychology at Northcentral University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#2

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro University Worldwide is a great place for psychology students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Southern California Seminary ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of El Cajon, Southern California Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

Meridian University

Petaluma, CA

Meridian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Meridian University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Petaluma.

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Explore the most popular online psychology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,826
Washington 406
Oregon 367
Nevada 88
Hawaii 140
Alaska 23

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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