General Psychology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a total student population of 22,440.

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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. 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 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are white. This is typical 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	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	68
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 56% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General 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

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
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