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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 498 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fresno State.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	654

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Fresno State. This makes it the #247 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 498 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fresno State. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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	41
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	314
White	83
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Fresno State Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Fresno State. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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

Related Majors

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