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Psychology at Modesto Junior College

Every 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 Modesto Junior College stacks up to those at other schools.

MJC is located in Modesto, California and approximately 16,365 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.

MJC Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

MJC Psychology Rankings

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Psychology Student Demographics at MJC

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

MJC Psychology Associate’s Program

86% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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MJC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 93
White 62
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 Modesto Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 180

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 Modesto Junior 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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