by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,700 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking looked at 60 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 clinical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Meridian University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California. Meridian University is a private for-profit institution located in Petaluma, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Meridian University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Wright Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California. Located in Berkeley, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 115 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Antioch University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California. Located in Culver City, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 190 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Antioch University - Los Angeles Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacifica Graduate Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California. Pacifica Graduate Institute is a small school located in Carpinteria, California that handed out 90 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Pacifica Graduate Institute Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #5 spot on the list. CIIS is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 195 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California Institute of Integral Studies Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
Antioch University - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 51 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Antioch University - Santa Barbara
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #8, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 261 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Touro University Worldwide did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Los Alamitos, California, and it awarded 216 masters’s clinical psychology degrees 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.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at TUW
Palo Alto University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is a small school located in Palo Alto, California that handed out 86 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University
Fielding Graduate University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 85 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fielding Graduate University
With a ranking of #13, Hope International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. This small school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 68 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Hope International University
Pepperdine University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Malibu, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 486 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Pepperdine University Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
National University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 987 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 National University
Saybrook University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. Saybrook University is a small school located in Oakland, California that handed out 10 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Saybrook University
Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America is a small school located in Santa Fe Springs, California that handed out 3 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern California Seminary did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in El Cajon, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Southern California Seminary
Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Belmont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical psychology degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Holy Names University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 32 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Holy Names University
With a ranking of #21, Vanguard University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 53 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical psychology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 66 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Mount Saint Mary’s University
Alliant International University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Alliant is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 masters’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Alliant International University
Azusa Pacific University College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in San Dimas, California, and it awarded 30 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Azusa Pacific University College
With a ranking of #25, William Jessup University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. William Jessup University is a small school located in Rocklin, California that handed out 31 masters’s clinical psychology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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