Psychology at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and approximately 8,018 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 202 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SSU.

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

SSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

SSU Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at SSU 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	201
Most Popular Psychology Schools	253
	274
Most Focused Psychology Schools	341

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SSU. This makes it the #644 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 202 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from SSU in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	90
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

SSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from SSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sonoma State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	206

Related Majors

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

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 Sonoma 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 Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.