Psychology at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Furman.

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

Furman Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Furman Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Furman performed in these rankings.

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 Furman 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	592
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	635
Most Focused Psychology Schools	852
Most Popular Psychology Schools	882
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	905
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,003

Psychology Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Furman. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Furman 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Furman also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	46

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,230	$63,050
Psychology Professors	330	$82,630
Psychologists	130	$92,560

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.