2025 Best Social Psychology Schools in California

If you plan on majoring in social psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #438 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Psychology Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 187 degrees in social psychology annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Social Psychology Schools List

Social Psychology Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Social Psychology in California

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social psychology degree levels they offer.

Top California Schools in Social Psychology

1

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

149 Social Psychology Degrees Awarded

University of California - Irvine is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in social psychology. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in social psychology from University of California - Irvine

2

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Social Psychology Degrees Awarded

31.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in social psychology has to check out University of California - San Diego. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree 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 Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Nevada	354	11

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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 Majors Related to Social Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Research & Experimental Psychology	2,800
Behavioral Neuroscience	542
Experimental Psychology	525
Developmental & Child Psychology	138
Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics	62
Psychopharmacology	12

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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.