2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology in California

Educational Psychology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #67 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for educational psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 doctor's degrees in educational psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Educational Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in educational psychology matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Educational Psychology in California ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of educational psychology students usually has them for a reason. 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for educational psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Psychology in California

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Educational Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Alliant International University
San Diego, CA

30 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Alliant International University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in California.

There were roughly 30 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at Alliant in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from Alliant International University

2

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational psychology. Located in the small city of Los Angeles, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in California.

There were approximately 5 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

3

La Sierra University
Riverside, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

La Sierra University is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in educational psychology. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Riverside.

There were roughly 3 educational psychology students who graduated with this degree at La Sierra in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from La Sierra University

4

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of the Pacific is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in educational psychology. Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Stockton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in educational psychology in California.

There were approximately 1 educational psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from University of the Pacific

5

Southern California Seminary
El Cajon, CA

Southern California Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of El Cajon. More information about a doctorate in educational psychology from Southern California Seminary

Best Educational Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	214	5
Nevada	69	12
Hawaii	64	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology is one of 16 different types of Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Educational Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	707
Applied Behavior Analysis	36
Applied Psychology	26
Forensic Psychology	19
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	16
Transpersonal/Spiritual Psychology	11
Other Psychology & Counseling	2
School 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.