General Psychology at Drexel University

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

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 23,589 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 34 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Drexel.

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.

Drexel General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Drexel General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Drexel compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Drexel 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	44

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Drexel. This makes it the #259 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Drexel Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drexel is $37,775. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 32% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Drexel in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Drexel since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Drexel 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Drexel General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Drexel awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Drexel, 100% 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 Drexel University with a master's in psychology.

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

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

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 PA, the home state for Drexel 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.