Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what University of California - Los Angeles has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In 2021, 1,062 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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

UCLA Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCLA Psychology Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UCLA 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 Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	74
Best Psychology Schools	221
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UCLA. This makes it the #197 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,062 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UCLA in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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 University of California - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	315
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	258
White	294
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

UCLA Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UCLA. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCLA, 53% 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 University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 18 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 University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	684
Child Development & Psychology	432

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.