Psychology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year.

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 Pomona Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Cal Poly Pomona 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 Pomona since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	50
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	232
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Cal Poly Pomona Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	374

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 State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

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 Victorrocha under License

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