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Undergraduate Psychology at California State University-Sacramento

Below are the key facts about this program at Sacramento State. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #11 out of 74 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Majors in This Field
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Sacramento State Undergraduate Psychology Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, Sacramento State highly for psychology, placing at #71 out of 1,514 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Schools	71 of 1,514
Best Psychology Schools in California	12 of 194

Undergraduate Psychology Degrees at Sacramento State

Here is each degree level available for psychology at Sacramento State, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	648
Master’s	37

Psychology Majors at Sacramento State

The psychology area of study at Sacramento State includes the following specific majors. Follow a link for the major’s detailed rankings and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Psychology, General	655
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	30

Sacramento State Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, California State University-Sacramento conferred 648 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Sacramento State ranks competitively among schools offering psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #11 out of 74 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	11
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	12
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Sacramento State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $49,078 a year. This is below $64,062, the median for all majors at Sacramento State.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Sacramento State, psychology graduates take on a median debt of $15,500 in student loans. This is below $17,571, the typical median for all majors at Sacramento State.

Sacramento State Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$18,684
Fees	$1,934	$1,934

Read more about Sacramento State tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

The largest share of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at Sacramento State are Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University-Sacramento with a bachelor’s in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	289
White	164
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	80

Graduate Study in Psychology at Sacramento State

This program is also offered at the graduate level at Sacramento State. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Psychology	37

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Stickpen under License More about our data sources and methodologies.