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General Psychology at University of San Diego

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General Psychology at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. In 2021, 100 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from USD.

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.

USD General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

USD General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at USD 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 USD 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 General Psychology Schools 109
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 110
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 717
Most Focused General Psychology Schools 1,058

Earnings of USD Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $35,181. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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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.

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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