Psychology at Oklahoma Baptist University

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

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and approximately 1,763 students attend the school each year. Of the 343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2021, 25 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.

OBU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

OBU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at OBU 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 OBU 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	733
	739
	761
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	923

Psychology Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from OBU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at OBU 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 Oklahoma Baptist University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oklahoma Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18
General Psychology	7

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• 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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,050	$60,760
Psychology Professors	380	$60,140
Psychologists	100	$89,300

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 Gigrantula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.