Psychology at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received their master's degree in psychology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

SDSU Psychology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 48 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	19

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.