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Psychology at California State University - Bakersfield

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Bakersfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Bakersfield in 2021, 280 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.

CSUB Psychology Degrees Available

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

CSUB Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how CSUB performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at CSUB 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 118
Most Popular Psychology Schools 165
Most Focused Psychology Schools 295
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 467
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 511
Best Value Psychology Schools 605
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Best Psychology Schools 926

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CSUB. This makes it the #469 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at CSUB

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

CSUB Psychology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at CSUB awarded 280 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 178
White 50
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

CSUB Psychology Master’s Program

85% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 psychology majors earned their master's degree from CSUB. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at California State University - Bakersfield. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Bakersfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 280
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 13

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 University - Bakersfield.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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