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General Psychology at Central Washington University

General Psychology at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

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.

CWU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

CWU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at CWU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at CWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 139
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 56

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 201

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,330 $73,840
Psychology Professors 860 $68,420
Psychologists 370 $102,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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