Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and approximately 10,037 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from IUP.

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

IUP Psychology Degrees Available

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

IUP Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how IUP 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 IUP 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 Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	84
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	363
	421
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,101

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from IUP. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at IUP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

IUP Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from IUP in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at IUP 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

IUP Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from IUP. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. IUP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from IUP, 81% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IUP also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 14 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	82
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	35

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

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
• Image Credit: By Canadian2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.