Psychology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440. Of the 5,421 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo in 2021, 155 of them were psychology majors.

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly San Luis Obispo performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	231
Best Value Psychology Schools	330
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	441
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	604

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This makes it the #442 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	87
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	169

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

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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