Psychology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 510 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz.

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

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UC Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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
Most Popular Psychology Schools	61
	355
	653

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #659 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 510 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	99
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	181
White	143
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. About 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Cruz with a master's in psychology.

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

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	520

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.