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Psychology at UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara graduates about 650 psychology majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 69 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#65 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year65010% of the class
Courses in the catalog69more than 84% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school

Around UC Santa Barbara

The East Asian Library in Davidson Library, UCSB
East Asian Library of UCSBPhoto: AndyHe829 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
the Ti-Nspire CX ii CAS
CxcasiiPhoto: Prezi2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Oneweb mission. This one involved the booster returning to base.
Spacex Launch as seen from UCSB (54239527832)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB
Lunar Eclipse at UCSB (51203940477)Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Military Science, Engineering Science, Marine Science Institute, Psychology, Psychology East, Social Sciences and Media Studies, Physical Sciences North, Physical Sciences South, BioScience Annex, Life Sciences, Ocean Science Education, Marine Science Research Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Student housing 31 · Dorm 25 · Athletics 10 · Arts 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. George Washington University 82
  2. Providence College 82
  3. Skidmore College 82
  4. Yale University 82
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  7. University of Washington 81
  8. Lehigh University 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Santa Barbara 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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