2024 Best Experimental Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in experimental psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #89 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Experimental Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in experimental psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 many resources a school devotes to experimental psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other experimental psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• 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 experimental psychology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Experimental 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 Experimental Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Experimental Psychology in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in experimental psychology.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Experimental Psychology

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in experimental psychology. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a doctorate in experimental psychology from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in experimental psychology has to check out University of California - San Diego. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in experimental psychology from University of California - San Diego

Best Experimental Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Experimental Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Experimental Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Child Development & Psychology area of study, Experimental Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Experimental Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	70
Social Psychology	1

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.