Psychology at Elon University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Elon University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and has a total student population of 7,117. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Elon.

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

Elon Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Elon Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Elon 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 Elon 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
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Psychology Schools	11
Most Popular Psychology Schools	558
Most Focused Psychology Schools	959

Psychology Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Elon. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Elon 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 Elon University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Elon University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Elon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	93

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Elon 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 MPD01605 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.