General Psychology at California State University - Stanislaus

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Stanislaus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Stan State is located in Turlock, California and approximately 11,163 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 396 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Stan State.

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

Stan State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Stan State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Stan 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 Stan State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	507
Best General Psychology Schools	533
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In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Stan State. This makes it the #82 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Stan State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Stan State is $25,974. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Stan State

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

Stan State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 396 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Stan State. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Stanislaus with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	236
White	80
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Stan State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 18 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stan State, about 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Stan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 - Stanislaus.

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 Intothewoods29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.