Psychology at Arcadia University

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 Arcadia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,300. In 2021, 38 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Arcadia.

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

Arcadia Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Arcadia

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Arcadia Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Arcadia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Arcadia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	116
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	169
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	353
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	712
	878
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,029

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Arcadia. This makes it the #254 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Arcadia

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

Arcadia Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Arcadia awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Arcadia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Arcadia Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Arcadia. About 97% of these graduates were women and the other 3% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Arcadia, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Arcadia also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Arcadia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arcadia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	55
General Psychology	38
Other Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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
• Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.