Psychology at Pacific 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 Pacific University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pacific is located in Forest Grove, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,808.

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

Pacific Psychology Degrees Available

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

Pacific Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Pacific 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.

There were 59 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pacific University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Pacific Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Pacific, 67% 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 Pacific University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	58
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	144
General Psychology	45

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 OR, the home state for Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,040	$103,870
Psychology Professors	540	$76,580

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.