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Undergraduate General Psychology at Pacific Lutheran University

Below are the key facts about this program at PLU. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #12 out of 17 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

PLU Undergraduate General Psychology Rankings

College Factual ranks PLU among the top schools in the country for general psychology, placing at #378 out of 1,317 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Schools	378 of 1,317
Best General Psychology Schools in Washington	12 of 18

Undergraduate General Psychology Degrees at PLU

Here is each degree level granted in general psychology at PLU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	28

PLU General Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Pacific Lutheran University awarded 28 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

PLU is a solid choice among schools offering general psychology at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #12 out of 17 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	12
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	64
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344

Salary of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

General Psychology students who finish a bachelor’s at PLU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $44,319 a year. This is below $64,629, the median for all majors at PLU.

Student Debt of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at PLU, general psychology graduates take on a median debt of $22,500 in student loans. This is below $23,675, the typical median for all majors at PLU.

PLU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$46,816	$50,096
Fees	$820	$820

Read more about PLU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 11% of general psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of general psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at PLU were White. About 57% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor’s in general psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	5

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

PLU granted 28 bachelor’s completions in psychology, general recently — 89% to women and 11% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (57%).

• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington — #12
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #64
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #344

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 Joe Mabel under License More about our data sources and methodologies.