Psychology at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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

IUPUI Psychology Degrees Available

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

IUPUI Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at IUPUI 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at IUPUI 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	168
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

IUPUI Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from IUPUI, 75% 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in psychology.

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	222
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9
Child Development & Psychology	1

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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 Daderot under License

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