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Psychology at University of Southern California

Psychology at University of Southern California

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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

USC Psychology Degrees Available

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

USC Psychology Rankings

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 USC

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

USC Psychology Master’s Program

83% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 56
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 116
General Psychology 11
Child Development & Psychology 9

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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