General Psychology at Holy Names University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Holy Names University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Holy Names University in 2021, 29 of them were general psychology majors.

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

HNU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

HNU General 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 General 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
	30
	35
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Best General Psychology Schools	176
Best Value General Psychology Schools	629
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	879

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from HNU. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.