Psychology at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,672 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Diego in 2021, 100 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.

USD Psychology Degrees Available

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

USD Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at USD 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
	287
Most Focused Psychology Schools	676
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,019

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USD. This makes it the #55 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at USD awarded 100 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at USD 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 University of San Diego with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	64
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

USD Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from USD. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	44
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

USD 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 University of San Diego. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	100
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	97

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social 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 University of San Diego.

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 Walleigh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.