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Psychology at Florida State University

Psychology at Florida State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Florida State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569.

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

Florida State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Florida State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Florida State does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

Florida State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Florida 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.

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Florida 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 Florida State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 256
White 483
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 40

Florida State Psychology Master’s Program

77% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Florida State, 60% 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 Florida State University with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 46
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Psychology

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 Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 871
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 34

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,950 $76,190
Psychologists 1,330 $96,640
Psychology Professors 1,060 $77,810

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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