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Psychology at University of San Diego

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USD is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 8,861. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

USD Psychology Rankings

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 Master’s Program

91% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students earned a master's degree in psychology from USD. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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.

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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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 97

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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