General Psychology at Ashford University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Ashford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ashford University is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,453. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 360 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

Ashford University General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ashford University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Ashford University does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ashford University General Psychology Rankings

In 2019, 360 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Ashford University. This makes it the #2 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Ashford University

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

Ashford University General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 360 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Ashford University. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	140
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	153
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Ashford University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2019, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 Ashford University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.