Psychology at Mount Saint Mary’s University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Mount Saint Mary's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 2,745.

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

MSMU Psychology Degrees Available

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

MSMU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at MSMU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% 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 Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

MSMU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Mount Saint Mary's University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mount Saint Mary's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	123
General Psychology	38
Child Development & Psychology	6

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 Mount Saint Mary's 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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.