General Psychology at San Jose State University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what San Jose State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

San Jose State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

San Jose State General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from San Jose State. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

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