Psychology at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 327 of them were psychology majors.

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

CSUSM Psychology Degrees Available

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

CSUSM Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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	95
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Best Value Psychology Schools	260
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	263
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	439
	456
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	556

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CSUSM. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 327 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from CSUSM. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	140
White	99
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

CSUSM Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	336

Related Majors

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

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

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