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General Psychology at San Diego State University

601 Bachelor's Degrees
37 Master's Degrees
#67 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how SDSU ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.

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General Psychology Degrees Available at SDSU

SDSU Psychology Rankings

SDSU is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #67 out of 952 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #10 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 10
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 11
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 15
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 19
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 53
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62
Best General Psychology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 62
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 63
Best General Psychology Schools 67
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 69
Best General Psychology Graduate Degree Schools 73
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans 74
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Psychology Graduates 91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 95
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Psychology 107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 117
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology 125
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates 679
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates 679

Popularity of Psychology at SDSU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, San Diego State University handed out 601 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 15% over the previous year when 524 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SDSU. This makes it the #30 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

Psychology Student Diversity at SDSU

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

SDSU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 601 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 53
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 263
White 174
Non-Resident Aliens 22
Other Races 62

SDSU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 37 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 54% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 20
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 3

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