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Psychology at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 390 psychology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 70th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 131 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#70 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year3904% of the class
Courses in the catalog131more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building, Valley Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. University of Washington 81
  2. Lehigh University 81
  3. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  4. New York University 80
  5. University of Maryland Baltimore County 80
  6. Amherst College 80
  7. Bryn Mawr College 80
  8. The Ohio State University 79

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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