General Psychology at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and approximately 18,687 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,776 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Dominguez Hills in 2021, 503 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

CSUDH General Psychology Degrees Available

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

CSUDH General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at CSUDH 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 Focused General Psychology Schools	91
Best General Psychology Schools	563

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CSUDH. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from CSUDH Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUDH is $28,178. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 503 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUDH, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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 University - Dominguez Hills with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	340
White	29
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

CSUDH General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 psychology majors earned their master's degree from CSUDH. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CSUDH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 - Dominguez Hills.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.