General Psychology at Diablo Valley College

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Diablo Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and approximately 18,693 students attend the school each year.

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.

Diablo Valley General Psychology Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Psychology (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Diablo Valley General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Diablo Valley

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

Diablo Valley General Psychology Associate’s Program

69% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Diablo Valley may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Diablo Valley does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Diablo Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	232

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 Diablo Valley College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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