Other Psychology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #215 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of other psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 133 bachelor's degrees in other psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 - How many other other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
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 bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other psychology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for other psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Other Psychology in California
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in other psychology.
Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Psychology
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in other psychology needs to check out University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.
Other Psychology bachelor's degree recipients from University of California - San Diego receive an earnings boost of about $8,164 above the average income of other psychology graduates.
National University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in other psychology. Located in the large city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in other psychology from National University
Best Other Psychology Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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).
