Psychology at Holy Family University

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

Holy Family is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,087. In 2021, 39 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Family.

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

Holy Family Psychology Degrees Available

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

Holy Family Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Holy Family 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 Holy Family 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 Master’s Degree Schools	130
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	196
Best Value Psychology Schools	223
	223
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	352
	408
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	701
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	745

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Holy Family. This makes it the #197 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Holy Family

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

Holy Family Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Holy Family 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 Holy Family University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Holy Family Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Holy Family. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Holy Family, 64% 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 Holy Family University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	39
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	36

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 PA, the home state for Holy Family University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.