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General Psychology at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Chico State.

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.

Chico State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Chico State General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Chico State 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 Chico State 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 47
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 534
Best General Psychology Schools 557

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Chico State. This makes it the #47 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $26,025. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Psychology Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Chico State in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 - Chico with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 125
White 143
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

Chico State General Psychology Master’s Program

84% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 - Chico.

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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