General Psychology at North Carolina 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 North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. In 2021, 283 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from NC 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.

NC State General Psychology Degrees Available

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

NC State General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NC 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.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NC State. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NC State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $27,334. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 283 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from NC State. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	182
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

NC State General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NC State, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from NC State, 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 North Carolina 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NC State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 25 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.