General Psychology at Metropolitan State University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Metropolitan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Metro State.

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.

Metro State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Metro State General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Metro State 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 Metro State 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
	42
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	265
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310

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

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Metro State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Metro State is $36,746. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Metro State. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Metro State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Metro State General Psychology Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Metropolitan State 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

Metro State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & 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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.