Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year.

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

BYU Psychology Degrees Available

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

BYU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at BYU 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	273
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

BYU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from BYU, 75% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brigham Young University - Provo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	293
Child Development & Psychology	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	19

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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 Mwilson3 under License

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