Psychology at Fitchburg State University

Every 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 Fitchburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 892 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg State University in 2021, 53 of them were psychology majors.

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

Fitchburg State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Fitchburg State Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Fitchburg State 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
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	181
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	569
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706
Most Popular Psychology Schools	797

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Fitchburg State. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

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

Fitchburg State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Fitchburg State in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fitchburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	52
Child Development & Psychology	3

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Found5dollar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.