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. Of the 954 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Loma Nazarene University in 2021, 72 of them were psychology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at PLNU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	271
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	451
Most Focused Psychology Schools	458
Best Psychology Schools	572
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	820

In 2021, 34 students received their master’s degree in psychology from PLNU. This makes it the #209 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from PLNU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

PLNU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at PLNU awarded 34 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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

Related Majors

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.