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

College of the Desert Psychology 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.

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 4% 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 35% 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	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	141
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

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