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General Psychology at Santa Barbara City College

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

Santa Barbara City College is in Santa Barbara, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 122 general psychology degrees were granted at Santa Barbara City College.

Online Class Availability at Santa Barbara City College

Online coursework is an option at Santa Barbara City College. Among 12,334 students, 3,733 (30%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 4,758 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Psychology Graduates from Santa Barbara City College

Students who complete Santa Barbara City College’s General Psychology program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$31,100
5 years	$49,295

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, General Psychology graduates from Santa Barbara City College take home a median $31,100, compared with $46,773 for all Santa Barbara City College graduates — about 34% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Psychology graduates at Santa Barbara City College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Psychology graduates at Santa Barbara City College are 75% women (92) and 25% men (30).

General Psychology Associate’s Program at Santa Barbara City College

Of the 122 associate’s general psychology graduates at Santa Barbara City College, 75% were women (92) and 25% were men (30).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Santa Barbara City College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	53
Hispanic / Latino	37
Asian	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	12
International (Nonresident)	12
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Santa Barbara City College, below the national average of 66%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Psychology Concentrations at Santa Barbara City College

This General Psychology program at Santa Barbara City College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Psychology	122

Highest-Paying Careers for General Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the General Psychology program at Santa Barbara City College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for General Psychology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.