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Social Psychology at University of California-San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a school for Social Psychology, consider the program at University of California-San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of California-San Diego is in La Jolla, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 40 social psychology degrees were awarded at University of California-San Diego.

Online & Distance Learning at University of California-San Diego

Distance learning is available at University of California-San Diego. Among 44,256 students, 236 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 7,655 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Social Psychology graduates at University of California-San Diego, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Social Psychology graduates at University of California-San Diego are 80% women (32) and 20% men (8).

Social Psychology Bachelor’s Program at University of California-San Diego

Among the 40 bachelor’s social psychology graduates at University of California-San Diego, 80% were women (32) and 20% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Social Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-San Diego.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	1
Asian	9
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	9
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of Social Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at University of California-San Diego, above the national average of 53%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Social Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the Social Psychology program at University of California-San Diego work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Social Psychology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.