Psychology at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,726. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Bucknell.

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

Bucknell Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Bucknell Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Bucknell 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 Bucknell 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
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
	28
	30
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
Most Focused Psychology Schools	474
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	496
Best Value Psychology Schools	626
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Bucknell. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bucknell, about 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	57
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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 Bucknell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	84

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• 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 Bucknell 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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.