Psychology at University of the Pacific

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what University of the Pacific has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Pacific.

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

Pacific Psychology Degrees Available

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

Pacific Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Pacific 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 Pacific 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
	273
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	328
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	707
Best Psychology Schools	745
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	758
	901
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,018
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,084
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,321

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Pacific. This makes it the #286 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 #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 the Pacific with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Pacific Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Pacific. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pacific also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Pacific. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 the Pacific.

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 Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.