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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges
$39,350 Avg Salary
$23,219 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for psychology students. 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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#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent online programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Touro University Worldwide is a great place for psychology students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent online programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Alliant International University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best psychology programs. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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With a ranking of #9, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for psychology students. Located in the city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 14 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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