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2025 Best Educational Psychology Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
99 Educational Psychology Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in educational psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #309 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Educational Psychology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in educational psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School

Best Educational Psychology Schools in California Your choice of educational psychology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for educational psychology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Educational Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Educational Psychology
Doctor's Degrees in Educational Psychology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Educational Psychology Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Educational Psychology in California

The schools below may not offer all types of educational psychology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Educational Psychology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
61.5% Growth in Graduates

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were about 26 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
5.9% Growth in Graduates

Loyola Marymount University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #222 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational psychology from Loyola Marymount University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

University of the Pacific is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in educational psychology. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 43rd out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 9 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational psychology from University of the Pacific

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
64.3% Growth in Graduates

Northcentral University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in educational psychology. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 128th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 14 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northcentral University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in educational psychology from Northcentral University

Best Educational Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Educational Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 10
Nevada 354 7
Hawaii 267 7

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Educational Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology 1,999
Counseling Psychology 1,537
Applied Behavior Analysis 1,257
School Psychology 690
Industrial & Organizational Psychology 331
Forensic Psychology 323
Applied Psychology 285
Other Psychology & Counseling 142
Health/Medical Psychology 80
Performance and Sport Psychology 42

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