General Psychology at Bowie State University

Every general 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 Bowie State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year. Of the 882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowie State University in 2021, 83 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Bowie State University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Bowie State University General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Bowie State University 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 Bowie State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
Best Value General Psychology Schools	136
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Best General Psychology Schools	235
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	339
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	453

Earnings of Bowie State University Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowie State University is $34,359. This is 20% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bowie State University. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Bowie State University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,090	$79,820
Psychologists	630	$112,330
Psychology Professors	430	$87,850

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 M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.