General Psychology at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from USC.

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.

USC General Psychology Degrees Available

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

USC General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

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 USC 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
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USC. This makes it the #142 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $34,924. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at USC

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

USC General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 177 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	70
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

USC General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 psychology majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.