We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Cal State Fullerton ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.
Go directly to any of the following sections:
Cal State Fullerton was ranked #108 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for psychology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #18 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Fullerton handed out 791 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 723 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #69 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
Psychology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,870 a year. This is less than $28,637, which is the national median of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton, psychology students borrow a median amount of $12,998 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all psychology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the psychology program at Cal State Fullerton is $124 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at California State University - Fullerton.
Of the 791 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in psychology from Cal State Fullerton in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 50% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fullerton with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 101 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 396 |
White | 175 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 26 |
Other Races | 73 |
Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Cal State Fullerton in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fullerton with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 8 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 2 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.