General Psychology at Emporia State University

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

ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and has a total student population of 5,828. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from ESU.

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.

ESU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

ESU General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how ESU performed in these rankings.

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 ESU 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
	293
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
Best Value General Psychology Schools	398
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	680
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	883
Best General Psychology Schools	915
	948
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,167

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from ESU. This makes it the #223 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ESU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ESU is $20,021. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at ESU

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

ESU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from ESU. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at ESU 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 Emporia State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

ESU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 6 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ESU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from ESU, 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 Emporia State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ESU 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

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 KS, the home state for Emporia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Ethan James Scherrer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.