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. In 2021, 62 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from MSMU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how MSMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Psychology Schools	55
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	96
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	99
	119
	270
Most Popular Psychology Schools	326
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in psychology from MSMU. This makes it the #97 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 62 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSMU, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MSMU Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a master's degree in psychology from MSMU. About 95% of these graduates were women and the other 5% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 40% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Social Sciences

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.