General Psychology at Lehigh University

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lehigh.

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.

Lehigh General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Lehigh General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Lehigh 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Lehigh. This makes it the #210 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #111 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Lehigh. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	37
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Lehigh General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehigh, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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

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

Lehigh also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 PA, the home state for Lehigh 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
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.