General Psychology at West Valley College

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 West Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and has a total student population of 7,513.

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.

West Valley College General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

West Valley College General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at West Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at West Valley College.

West Valley College General Psychology Associate’s Program

78% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within General 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 West Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	82

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 West Valley College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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