Psychology at College of the Canyons

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Canyons Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

College of the Canyons Psychology Rankings

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Psychology Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at College of the Canyons.

College of the Canyons Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Canyons with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	129
White	70
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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 College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	263

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 College of the Canyons.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.