Psychology at Georgetown University

Every 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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2021, 97 of them were psychology majors.

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

Georgetown Psychology Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Georgetown 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 Georgetown 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 Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	299
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,354

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Georgetown. This makes it the #678 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #300 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Georgetown. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	52
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Georgetown Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Georgetown in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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 Georgetown University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 4 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	103

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	710	$95,500
Psychologists	200	$95,380
Psychology Professors	140	$109,060

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.