General Psychology at Sonoma State University

If you are interested in studying general 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 has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 202 of them were general psychology majors.

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

SSU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

SSU General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how SSU performed in these rankings.

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 SSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	61
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SSU. This makes it the #259 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SSU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $30,931. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in General 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.

Related Majors

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.