General Psychology at University of California - Los Angeles
UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In 2021, 630 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
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UCLA General Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
- Doctorate Degree in Psychology
UCLA General 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 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 |
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Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 15 |
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Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 661 |
In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UCLA. This makes it the #32 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 #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of UCLA Psychology Graduates
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $30,127. This is 5% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.
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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 |
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Asian | 140 |
Black or African American | 22 |
Hispanic or Latino | 189 |
White | 170 |
International Students | 57 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 52 |
UCLA General Psychology Master’s Program
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 |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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