Psychology at Marywood University

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

Marywood is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,613 students attend the school each year. Of the 415 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Marywood University in 2021, 13 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.

Marywood Psychology Degrees Available

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

Marywood Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Marywood compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Marywood 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 Master’s Degree Schools	51
	444
	589
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	716
Most Popular Psychology Schools	771
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,313

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Marywood. This makes it the #189 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Marywood

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

Marywood Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Marywood awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Marywood 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 Marywood University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Marywood Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Marywood does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Marywood, 76% 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 Marywood University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Marywood also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Marywood University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Marywood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	40
General Psychology	18

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 Marywood 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.