by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 33,758 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,894 and had an average of $30,175 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 6,163 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,704 and $30,644 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 341 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their clinical, counseling and applied psychology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree clinical psychology students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Katherine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Saint Katherine is a small school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 6 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at University of Saint Katherine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Azusa Pacific’s University College is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Dimas, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Azusa Pacific University College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palo Alto University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Palo Alto, California. It awarded 15 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Oaks College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Pacific Oaks College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Saint Mary’s College of California
University of California - San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 165 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Biola University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Biola
Concordia University, Irvine ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Concordia University, Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Concordia University, Irvine
California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at California State University - Fresno
University of La Verne ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. ULV is a medium-sized school located in La Verne, California that handed out 31 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of La Verne Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
Pitzer College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Pitzer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Pitzer College Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
With a ranking of #11, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 198 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California Baptist University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
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