2025 Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #88 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 702 bachelor's degrees in clinical, counseling & applied psychology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The clinical psychology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical, counseling & applied psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical, counseling & applied psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for clinical, counseling & applied 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 clinical, counseling & applied psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The clinical psychology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for clinical, counseling & applied psychology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical Psychology

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

218 Annual Graduates

$26,953 Median Starting Salary

University of California - San Diego is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the clinical psychology program make about $26,953 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from University of California - San Diego

2

Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology needs to check out Saint Mary's College of California. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California

3

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

69 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology has to look into Eastern Washington University. EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Eastern Washington University

4

California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

86 Annual Graduates

California State University - Fresno is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical, counseling & applied psychology. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from California State University - Fresno

5

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

16 Annual Graduates

$21,473 Median Starting Salary

$25,400 Median Student Debt

MSMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program report average early career wages of $21,473.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Mount Saint Mary’s University

6

Biola University
La Mirada, CA

23 Annual Graduates

Biola is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of La Mirada.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Biola University

7

Corban University
Salem, OR

27 Annual Graduates

Corban is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Salem.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Corban University

8

Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR

30 Annual Graduates

$26,591 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Klamath Falls, OIT is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the clinical psychology program state that they receive average early career income of $26,591.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Oregon Institute of Technology

9

Azusa Pacific University College
San Dimas, CA

44 Annual Graduates

$41,803 Median Starting Salary

Azusa Pacific's University College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of San Dimas.

Bachelor's recipients from the clinical, counseling & applied psychology major at Azusa Pacific University College get $10,181 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from Azusa Pacific University College

10

City University of Seattle
Seattle, WA

14 Annual Graduates

CityU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical, counseling & applied psychology from City University of Seattle

Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical, counseling & applied psychology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	341
Washington	226	115
Oregon	185	103
Alaska	75	11

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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Clinical Psychology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical Psychology	175
Applied Psychology	167
Health/Medical Psychology	113
Forensic Psychology	106
Community Psychology	86
Industrial & Organizational Psychology	15
Other Psychology & Counseling	15
Counseling Psychology	14
Clinical Child Psychology	8
Performance and Sport Psychology	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	19,593
Child Development & Psychology	5,343
Other Psychology	147

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.