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

10 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 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 Graduate Certificate 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. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in psychology at Brandman, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #3 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.

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

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fielding Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding 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 10 online programs at schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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.

About 52% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 94% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate psychology programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in psychology at Concordia University, Irvine, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#8

Oregon Institute of Technology

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #8, Oregon Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. OIT is a small public school located in the town of Klamath Falls.

Of the 4 students majoring in psychology at OIT, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Alliant International University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

Sofia University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Palo Alto.

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Explore the most popular online psychology colleges 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 10 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.

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