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Psychology at University of San Diego

100 Bachelor's Degrees
97 Master's Degrees
#195 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 USD ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.

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Psychology Degrees Available at USD

USD Psychology Rankings

The bachelor's program at USD was ranked #195 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #31 in California.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 78
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 113
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 163
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 172
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools 188
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 191
Best Psychology Schools 195
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 222
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 234
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 238
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 243
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 248
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 251
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 255
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 260
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 261
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 271
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 329
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 332
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 359
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 376
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 406
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 432
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Psychology 446
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 477
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 481
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 543
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 755
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 765
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 836
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 839
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 841
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 862

Popularity of Psychology at USD

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of San Diego handed out 100 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 23% over the previous year when 81 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USD. This makes it the #55 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

USD Psychology Students

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

USD Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from USD. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 64% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 64
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 8

USD Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at USD awarded 97 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 44
Non-Resident Aliens 4
Other Races 16

Psychology Majors

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 100
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 97

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