2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in California

A bachelor's degree in applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #248 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of applied psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in applied psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Applied Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in applied psychology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Applied Psychology in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality applied psychology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Applied Psychology Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for applied psychology.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied Psychology in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for applied psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Applied Psychology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Azusa Pacific University College
San Dimas, CA

45 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Azusa Pacific University College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in applied psychology. Located in the suburb of San Dimas, Azusa Pacific's University College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 45 applied psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific's University College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied psychology from Azusa Pacific University College

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

17 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in applied psychology needs to check out Mount Saint Mary's University. Located in the city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in applied psychology in California.

There were about 17 applied psychology students who graduated with this degree at MSMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied psychology from Mount Saint Mary’s University

3

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied psychology has to look into Biola University. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in applied psychology in California.

There were about 13 applied psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in applied psychology from Biola University

 

Best Applied Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Applied Psychology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	10
Oregon	330	39

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Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 16 majors within the Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology area of study, Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Applied Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	122
Health/Medical Psychology	25
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	20
Forensic Psychology	13
Applied Behavior Analysis	6
Other Psychology & Counseling	2
Performance and Sport 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.