Psychology at California State University - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if California State University - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 352 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cal State LA.

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 LA Psychology Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Cal State LA 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 Cal State LA 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	107
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	132

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Cal State LA. This makes it the #442 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Cal State LA awarded 352 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	260
White	21
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Cal State LA Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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 - Los Angeles with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	366
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

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