2025 Best Social Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Social Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #277 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for social psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in social 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 social psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor'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 social psychology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Psychology in California

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

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Psychology

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

University of California - Irvine is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social psychology. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social psychology from University of California - Irvine

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

38 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social psychology. 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 social psychology from University of California - San Diego

Best Social Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Social Psychology Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	3,065
Behavioral Neuroscience	584
Experimental Psychology	513
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	73
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.