Psychology at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In 2021, 601 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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

SDSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

SDSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	512

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SDSU. This makes it the #147 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 601 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from SDSU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	263
White	174
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

SDSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 48 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SDSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	638
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	19

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 State University.

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
• Image Credit: By Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.