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General Psychology at University of California - Santa Cruz

General Psychology at University of California - Santa Cruz

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Cruz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Santa Cruz General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

UC Santa Cruz General Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #71 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% 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 University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in psychology.

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

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of California - Santa Cruz. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 10

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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