2025 Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #551 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 bachelor's degrees in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students who choose to seek a bachelor'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 cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics needs to check out University of California - Irvine. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics from University of California - Irvine

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

33 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in cognitive psychology & psycholinguistics from University of California - San Diego

Best Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics Related Rankings by Major

Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics is one of 10 different types of Child Development & Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	3,065
Behavioral Neuroscience	584
Experimental Psychology	513
Social Psychology	65
Developmental & Child Psychology	37

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.