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General Psychology at Bakersfield College

If you are interested in studying General Psychology, consider the program at Bakersfield College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bakersfield College sits in Bakersfield, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 356 general psychology degrees were awarded at Bakersfield College.

Online Class Availability at Bakersfield College

Online coursework is an option at Bakersfield College. Among 30,746 students, 7,554 (25%) studied exclusively online and 8,712 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Psychology graduates at Bakersfield College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Psychology graduates at Bakersfield College are 79% women (280) and 21% men (76).

General Psychology Associate’s Program at Bakersfield College

Of the 356 associate’s general psychology graduates at Bakersfield College, 79% were women (280) and 21% were men (76).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	48
Hispanic / Latino	256
Black / African American	14
Asian	19
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	18

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Bakersfield College, above the national average of 66%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Psychology Graduates

Those who complete General Psychology program at Bakersfield College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Psychology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.