Psychology at Saddleback College

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Saddleback College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and approximately 18,984 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.

Saddleback College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Saddleback College Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Saddleback College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Saddleback College are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	101
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	198

Related Majors

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

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 Saddleback 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.