General Psychology at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798. In 2021, 219 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

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.

ECU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

ECU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at ECU 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
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	146
Best General Psychology Schools	559
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In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from ECU. This makes it the #63 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ECU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $26,525. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at ECU awarded 219 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at ECU 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 East Carolina University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	113
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

ECU General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 psychology majors earned their master's degree from ECU. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from ECU, 83% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.