Psychology at Fort Hays State University

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and approximately 15,033 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from FHSU.

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

FHSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

FHSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at FHSU 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 FHSU 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
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value Psychology Schools	42
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	47
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	118
	123
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,032

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FHSU. This makes it the #316 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	98
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

FHSU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at FHSU awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FHSU, 58% 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 Fort Hays State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	170
Child Development & Psychology	17

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays 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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.