General Psychology at Southwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Southwestern College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a total student population of 17,621.

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.

SWC Chula Vista General Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

SWC Chula Vista General Psychology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Psychology Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Southwestern 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.