by our College Data Analytics TeamPsychology is a program of study at Palo Alto University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology was $760 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,116 | $30,116 |
| Fees | $2,225 | $2,225 |
Pacific Graduate School of Psychology does not offer an online option for its psychology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology Online Learning page.
About 85.0% of the students who received their Doctorate in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in psychology at Pacific Graduate School of Psychology in 2019-2020, 35.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 63 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 107 |
*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.
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