Psychology at California State University - East Bay

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at California State University - East Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253. In 2021, 430 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State East Bay.

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 State East Bay Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Cal State East Bay Psychology Rankings

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

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 Cal State East Bay 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 Schools	86
Best Value Psychology Schools	120

Psychology Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cal State East Bay. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State East Bay since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	73
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	176
White	69
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Cal State East Bay 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 - East Bay. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - East Bay. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	430

Related Majors

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

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 - East Bay.

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.