Psychology at Freed-Hardeman University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Freed-Hardeman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and approximately 2,188 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from FHU.

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

FHU Psychology Degrees Available

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

FHU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at FHU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at FHU 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	150
	184
	284
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	313
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	619
	888
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,043

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FHU. This makes it the #620 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from FHU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at FHU 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 Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FHU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 psychology majors earned their master's degree from FHU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. FHU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Freed-Hardeman University with a master's in psychology.

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

FHU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Freed-Hardeman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	10

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.