General Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

BYU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at BYU 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 11% more men than average.

About 83% 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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	82
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

BYU General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from BYU, 71% 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	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	293

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• Child Development & 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 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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