Psychology at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. Of the 1,542 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard 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.

Howard Psychology Degrees Available

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

Howard Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Howard 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 Howard 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 Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Popular Psychology Schools	449
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	619
Best Psychology Schools	863

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

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Howard awarded 97 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Howard Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Howard in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Howard also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 18 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 Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	107
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism

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 Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.