2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Psychology School for You
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 120 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Psychology Schools
Our analysis found National University to be the most popular school for psychology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for psychology students. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Out of the 120 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 school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology 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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Touro University Worldwide did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
California Institute of Integral Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Fielding Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of San Francisco came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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Antioch University - Los Angeles came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Culver City.
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With a ranking of #13, Palo Alto University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Located in the rural area of Palo Alto, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Pacifica Graduate Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the rural area of Carpinteria, Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The Wright Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for psychology students. It came in at #15 on the list. The Wright Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Brandman University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #17, Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.
University of Southern California ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA |
| 20 | Mount Saint Mary’s University | Los Angeles, CA |
| 21 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 22 | University of San Diego | San Diego, CA |
| 23 | George Fox University | Newberg, OR |
| 23 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Honolulu, HI |
Best Psychology Colleges by State
Explore the best 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 |
Psychology Related Majors
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 25 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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