General Psychology at Los Medanos College

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

Los Medanos is located in Pittsburg, California and has a total student population of 8,521.

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.

Los Medanos General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Los Medanos General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Los Medanos

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

Los Medanos General Psychology Associate’s Program

74% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Los Medanos may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Los Medanos does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Los Medanos College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Los Medanos College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	115

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 Los Medanos 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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