General Psychology at Framingham State 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 Framingham State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Framingham State is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and approximately 4,876 students attend the school each year. Of the 835 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Framingham State University in 2021, 89 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.

Framingham State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Framingham State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Framingham 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 Framingham 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
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	299
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	760

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Framingham State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Framingham State is $30,901. This is 8% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Framingham State

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Framingham State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 MA, the home state for Framingham 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.