General Psychology at University of California - Merced

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

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 9,018. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 310 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UC Merced.

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.

UC Merced General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Merced General Psychology Rankings

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

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 UC Merced 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
Most Focused General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	84
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	93
Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	110
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	186
	266
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	268
Best General Psychology Schools	793
Best Value General Psychology Schools	965

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UC Merced. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Merced Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $23,722. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	169
White	39
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UC Merced General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UC Merced in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UC Merced, 63% 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 - Merced with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Merced also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students 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 University of California - Merced.

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.