Psychology at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of California - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Santa Cruz, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	10

Related Majors

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

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 University of California - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.