Psychology at Chapman University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Chapman University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. In 2021, 118 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Chapman.

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

Chapman Psychology Degrees Available

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

Chapman Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Chapman 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 Chapman 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
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	336
Most Popular Psychology Schools	353
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	594
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,047
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,087

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Chapman. This makes it the #217 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 118 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Chapman in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Chapman 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	69
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Chapman Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Chapman awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Chapman also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Chapman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	117
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	39
Child Development & Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 CA, the home state for Chapman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.