General Psychology at University of California - Santa Cruz

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161. In 2021, 510 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Santa Cruz.

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 Santa Cruz General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz General 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 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 Popular General Psychology Schools	36
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	165
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	300
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In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #276 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 #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UC Santa Cruz Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Santa Cruz is $27,446. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to 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 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 - 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to 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 20% 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.

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 - 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.