General Psychology at National University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what National University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 18,070. In 2021, 152 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from National University.

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.

National University General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? National University offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University General Psychology Rankings

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

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 National University 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	105
Best General Psychology Schools	166

In 2021, 71 students received their master’s degree in psychology from National University. This makes it the #10 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of National University Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at National University is $36,571. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at National University

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

National University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 152 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from National University, about 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at National University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 National University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

National University General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 71 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from National University in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. National University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• Other Psychology
• 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 National 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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.