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Ranked at #10 in College Factual's most recent rankings, USC is in the top 1% of the country for psychology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #2 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Southern California handed out 177 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 13% over the previous year when 156 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USC. This makes it the #141 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $34,924. This is higher than $28,637, which is the national median for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at USC, psychology students borrow a median amount of $14,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all psychology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the psychology program at USC is $551 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Southern California.
Of the 177 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 17% were men and 83% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 29 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 37 |
White | 70 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 20 |
Other Races | 13 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from USC. About 18% were men and 82% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 116 |
Child Development & Psychology | 9 |
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