Psychology at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 20,693.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

San Diego Mesa College Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

San Diego Mesa College Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

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

San Diego Mesa College Psychology Associate’s Program

75% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at San Diego Mesa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Psychology

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 San Diego Mesa College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	120

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 San Diego Mesa 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.

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