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Undergraduate Psychology at University of Southern California

Here is an overview of this program at USC. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #5 out of 74 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Majors in This Field
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

USC Undergraduate Psychology Rankings

College Factual rates USC among the top schools in the country for psychology, coming in at #18 out of 1,514 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Schools	18 of 1,514
Best Psychology Schools in California	5 of 194

Undergraduate Psychology Degrees at USC

The table below lists every degree level offered in psychology at USC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	238
Master’s	122
Doctoral	12

Psychology Majors at USC

The psychology area of study at USC covers the following majors. Follow a link for the major’s detailed rankings and outcomes:

Major	Annual Graduates
Psychology, General	247
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	113
Research and Experimental Psychology	12

USC Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Southern California awarded 238 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

USC is in the top 5% of the country for psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #5 out of 74 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology graduates with a bachelor’s degree from USC earn a median of $67,025 a year. This is below $101,273, the median for all majors at USC.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at USC, psychology students borrow a median amount of $14,000 in student loans. This is lower than $15,729, the typical median for all majors at USC.

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,446	$69,904
Fees	$1,743	$1,743

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The majority of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at USC are White. Roughly 34% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor’s in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	48
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	80
Non-Resident Aliens	25
Other Races	12

Graduate Study in Psychology at USC

Graduate study is also available at USC. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Psychology	122
Doctoral Degrees in Psychology	12

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.