Psychology at Otterbein University

Every 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 Otterbein University stacks up to those at other schools.

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,652. In 2021, 28 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Otterbein.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Otterbein Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Otterbein Psychology Rankings

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

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 Otterbein 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 Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	851

Psychology Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Otterbein. About 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Otterbein since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Otterbein 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 Otterbein University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Otterbein University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 OH, the home state for Otterbein University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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 Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.