Psychology at College of the Desert

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if College of the Desert is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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 Desert Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at College of the Desert

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, College of the Desert does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

College of the Desert Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 40% 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 Desert with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	111
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 College of the Desert. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	194

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 Desert.

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.