2025 Best Other Psychology Master's Degree Schools in California

If you plan on getting your master's degree in other psychology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #75 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for other psychology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 272 master's degrees in other psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to other psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other psychology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other psychology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Psychology Schools

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

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Psychology in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other psychology.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Other Psychology

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other psychology needs to look into University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in other psychology from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

133 Annual Graduates

$56,057 Median Starting Salary

Azusa Pacific University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other psychology. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Students who graduate with their master's from the other psychology program report average early career income of $56,057.

More information about a master’s in other psychology from Azusa Pacific University

Best Other Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Other Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Other Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Psychology	272

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	5,685
General Psychology	1,327
Child Development & Psychology	205

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.