Psychology at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from USFCA.

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

USFCA Psychology Degrees Available

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

USFCA Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at USFCA 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 USFCA 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
	157
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	227
Most Focused Psychology Schools	264

In 2021, 187 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USFCA. This makes it the #32 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 164 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USFCA, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of San Francisco with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	47
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

USFCA Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 psychology majors earned their master's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	65
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

USFCA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of San Francisco. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	196
General Psychology	164

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.