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Undergraduate Psychology at University of California-Santa Barbara

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UCSB UC Santa Barbara. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #6 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

UCSB UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Psychology Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UCSB UC Santa Barbara among the top schools in the country for psychology, coming in at #36 out of 1,514 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Schools	36 of 1,514
Best Psychology Schools in California	8 of 194

Undergraduate Psychology Degrees at UCSB UC Santa Barbara

Here is each degree level available for psychology at UCSB UC Santa Barbara, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	666
Master’s	10
Doctoral	19
Graduate Certificate	4

Psychology Majors at UCSB UC Santa Barbara

The psychology field at UCSB UC Santa Barbara covers the following majors. Choose a major for its full rankings, popularity, and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Research and Experimental Psychology	676
Psychology, Other	23

UCSB UC Santa Barbara Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of California-Santa Barbara awarded 666 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCSB UC Santa Barbara is in the top 10% of the country for psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #6 out of 74 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	6
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology students who finish a bachelor’s at UCSB UC Santa Barbara earn a median of $53,297 a year. This is lower than $66,666, the median for all majors at UCSB UC Santa Barbara.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UCSB UC Santa Barbara, psychology students accumulate a median of $15,000 in student loans. This is lower than $15,501, the typical median for all majors at UCSB UC Santa Barbara.

UCSB UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$3,184	$3,184

Find out more about UCSB UC Santa Barbara tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 23% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

The largest share of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at UCSB UC Santa Barbara were White. Approximately 39% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	138
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	143
White	261
Non-Resident Aliens	25
Other Races	86

Graduate Study in Psychology at UCSB UC Santa Barbara

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at UCSB UC Santa Barbara. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Psychology	10
Doctoral Degrees in Psychology	19
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Psychology	4

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 Nandaro under License More about our data sources and methodologies.