Psychology at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616.

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

PLNU Psychology Degrees Available

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

PLNU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at PLNU 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 PLNU

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

PLNU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at PLNU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

PLNU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	72
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	34

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 Point Loma Nazarene 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 OperaSmorg under License

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