Psychology at California State University - Fresno

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 - Fresno stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and has a total student population of 25,497.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Fresno State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Fresno State 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	58
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	420
White	101
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Fresno State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Fresno State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Fresno. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	483
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	45

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 - Fresno.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.