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2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California

9 Colleges
$54,329 Avg Salary
$18,750 Avg Student Debt

Psychology is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 7,826 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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 California. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 109 students majoring in psychology at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 88% of the psychology majors at the school.

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#3

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northcentral University is a great place for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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

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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 California list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Of the 46 students majoring in psychology at Fielding, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 21 students majoring in psychology at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for psychology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.

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Alliant International University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#9

Sofia University

Palo Alto, CA

With a ranking of #9, Sofia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Palo Alto, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 9 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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