by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 36,293 people earned their degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology, making the major the 33rd most popular in the United States. In , clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,678 and had an average of $59,784 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 6,805 clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,936 and $89,303 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 382 clinical, counseling & applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,904 and $19,503 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. That schools that top this list have a program in clinical, counseling & applied psychology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Katherine landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
Full University of Saint Katherine Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University College landed the #2 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific University College is a small school located in San Dimas, California that handed out 40 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Azusa Pacific’s University College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Alto University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Pacific Graduate School of Psychology is located in Palo Alto, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Palo Alto University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Oaks College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Pacific Oaks College is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Pacific Oaks College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. MSMU is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Moraga, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Saint Mary’s College of California
University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 200 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - San Diego Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Report
Biola University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s clinical psychology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Biola
Concordia University, Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Concordia University, Irvine
California State University - Fresno ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. California State University - Fresno is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Fresno State
University of La Verne landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking. University of La Verne is a medium-sized school located in La Verne, California that handed out 55 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Pitzer College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Pitzer
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Clinical Psychology Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s clinical psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology at Cal Baptist
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