General Psychology at Fisk University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Fisk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fisk is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 911. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fisk.

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.

Fisk General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Fisk General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Fisk 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 Fisk 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 Focused General Psychology Schools	29
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
	132
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	236
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	288
	432
	440
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	527
Best Value General Psychology Schools	583
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	764
Best General Psychology Schools	799
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,041
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	1,204

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Fisk. This makes it the #288 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Fisk Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fisk is $28,812. This is 1% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fisk

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

Fisk General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Fisk in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fisk University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Fisk General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fisk University with a master's in psychology.

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

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Fisk University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 EVula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.