Psychology at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 864 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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

CSUN Psychology Degrees Available

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

CSUN Psychology Rankings

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

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 CSUN 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
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	296

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CSUN. This makes it the #147 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 864 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	477
White	200
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

CSUN Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 48 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from CSUN in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	881
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26
Child Development & Psychology	5

Related Majors

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

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.