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General Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University

General Psychology at Eastern Kentucky University

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

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465.

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.

Eastern General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Eastern General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Eastern 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 Eastern

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

Eastern General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 211
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Eastern General Psychology Master’s Program

78% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Eastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Eastern, 78% 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Eastern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 225

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,080 $64,330
Psychology Professors 630 $67,960
Psychologists 150 $91,020

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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