Best Psychology colleges in California

Best Psychology colleges in California for 2025

California Institute of Integral Studies offers 8 Psychology degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 296 Psychology students graduated with students earning 247 Master's degrees, 34 Bachelor's degrees, and 15 Doctoral degrees.

Ashford University
San Diego, CA

Ashford University offers 8 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 816 Psychology students graduated with students earning 538 Bachelor's degrees, 276 Master's degrees, and 2 Doctoral degrees.

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University of California-Los Angeles offers 6 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 1,396 Psychology students graduated with students earning 1,334 Bachelor's degrees, 34 Master's degrees, and 28 Doctoral degrees.

University of California-Irvine offers 16 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 1,206 Psychology students graduated with students earning 1,121 Bachelor's degrees, 66 Master's degrees, and 19 Doctoral degrees.

University of California-San Diego offers 18 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 1,610 Psychology students graduated with students earning 1,552 Bachelor's degrees, 42 Doctoral degrees, and 16 Master's degrees.

The Chicago School at Los Angeles offers 35 Psychology degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 514 Psychology students graduated with students earning 309 Master's degrees, 85 Doctoral degrees, 76 Certificates, and 44 Bachelor's degrees.

University of California-Santa Barbara offers 10 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2023, 692 Psychology students graduated with students earning 650 Bachelor's degrees, 22 Doctoral degrees, 16 Master's degrees, and 4 Certificates.

Alliant International University-San Diego offers 30 Psychology degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 356 Psychology students graduated with students earning 206 Doctoral degrees, 147 Master's degrees, and 3 Bachelor's degrees.

University of California-Davis offers 9 Psychology degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2023, 1,524 Psychology students graduated with students earning 1,483 Bachelor's degrees, 22 Doctoral degrees, and 19 Master's degrees.

University of California-Santa Cruz offers 7 Psychology degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 634 Psychology students graduated with students earning 622 Bachelor's degrees, 9 Doctoral degrees, and 3 Master's degrees.

List of all Psychology colleges in California

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
California Institute of Integral Studies Logo California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco, CA
4/5
33 : 1 2,047
Ashford University Logo Ashford University San Diego, CA
3/5
336 : 1 32,604
University of California-Los Angeles Logo University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
3/5
23 : 1 46,678
University of California-Irvine Logo University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA
3/5
25 : 1 36,582
University of California-San Diego Logo University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA
4/5
29 : 1 42,376