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2025 Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in California

6 Colleges in California
331 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degrees Awarded
A degree in industrial & organizational psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #265 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 331 degrees in industrial & organizational psychology annually.

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Choosing a Great Industrial & Organizational Psychology School

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in California Your choice of industrial & organizational 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 industrial & organizational 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.

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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 Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Industrial & Organizational Psychology in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the industrial and organizational psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
20.0% Growth in Graduates

California Baptist University is a good option for students interested in a degree in industrial & organizational psychology. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Riverside. A Best Colleges rank of #511 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Baptist is a great university overall.

There were roughly 25 industrial & organizational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial & organizational psychology from California Baptist University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
80 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in industrial & organizational psychology. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

There were roughly 80 industrial & organizational 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 industrial & organizational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Psychology - Industrial-Organizational Psychology Program Name

In our Master of Science in Psychology program, you can prepare for the rapidly changing professional landscape of the 21st century, which has led to a growing demand for individuals with a formal psychology background.

More information about a degree in MS in Psychology - Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University

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Every student who is interested in industrial & organizational psychology has to take a look at San Francisco State University. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SFSU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in industrial & organizational psychology from San Francisco State University

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Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
80 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Touro University Worldwide if you want to pursue a degree in industrial & organizational psychology. TUW is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos. This university ranks 132nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 80 industrial & organizational psychology students who graduated with this degree at TUW in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial & organizational psychology from Touro University Worldwide

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
39 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 94th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 39 industrial & organizational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Vanguard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial & organizational psychology from Vanguard University of Southern California

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
46 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Degrees Awarded

Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 128th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 46 industrial & organizational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Northcentral University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial & organizational psychology from Northcentral University

Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Industrial & Organizational Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 831 31
Oregon 587 3

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One of 17 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Industrial & Organizational 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
Forensic Psychology 323
Applied Psychology 285
Other Psychology & Counseling 142
Educational Psychology 99
Health/Medical Psychology 80
Performance and Sport Psychology 42

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