2024 Best Educational Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California

Ranked #117 in popularity, educational psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for educational psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36 master's degrees in educational psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to educational psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for educational psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Educational Psychology Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Educational Psychology in California

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for educational psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Educational Psychology

1

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

University of the Pacific is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in educational psychology. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in educational psychology from University of the Pacific

1

Northcentral University
San Diego, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Northcentral University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in educational psychology. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in educational psychology from Northcentral University

2

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Loyola Marymount University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's 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.More information about a master’s in educational psychology from Loyola Marymount 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	402	7
Nevada	126	4
Hawaii	110	5

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Educational Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Counseling Psychology	1,336
Applied Behavior Analysis	1,110
Clinical Psychology	974
School Psychology	458
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	270
Forensic Psychology	193
Other Psychology & Counseling	141
Applied Psychology	129
Health/Medical Psychology	24
Performance and Sport Psychology	20

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.