Psychology at Holy Names University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Holy Names University stacks up to those at other schools.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from HNU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

HNU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

HNU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at HNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at HNU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Most Focused Psychology Schools	48
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Psychology Schools	232
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	638

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in psychology from HNU. This makes it the #229 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Holy Names University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

HNU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from HNU. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Holy Names University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

HNU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Holy Names University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	35
General Psychology	29

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.