General Psychology at Howard University

If you are interested in studying general 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 general psychology majors.

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

Howard General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Howard General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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 General 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	298
Best General Psychology Schools	784
	918

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Howard. This is the #298 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Howard Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Howard is $22,431. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Howard. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 psychology major earned their master's degree from Howard.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.