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. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 365 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 Pomona Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly Pomona Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Cal Poly Pomona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	228
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	289
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	591
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	642

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Cal Poly Pomona. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 365 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cal Poly Pomona in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were 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 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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	46
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	227
White	39
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Cal Poly Pomona Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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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