Psychology at Park University

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

Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri and has a total student population of 10,165. In 2021, 266 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Park University.

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

Park University Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Park University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Park University does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Park University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Park University 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 Park University 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
Best Value Psychology Basic Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools	20
	22
Most Popular Psychology Schools	155

Psychology Student Demographics at Park University

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

Park University Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Park University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Park University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 266 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Park University, about 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Park University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Park University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	89
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Park University 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Park University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	257
General Psychology	43

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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 NPPyzixBlan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.