General Psychology at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,735 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2021, 824 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Florida State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Florida State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Florida State 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 Florida State 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
	73
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	101

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Florida State. This makes it the #43 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Florida State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Florida State is $26,859. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 824 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 56% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	73
Hispanic or Latino	214
White	458
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Florida State General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Florida State. About 22% were men and 78% were 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 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Florida State, 59% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 15 students 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.