Psychology at Point Park University

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

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,591. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Point Park.

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

Point Park Psychology Degrees Available

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

Point Park Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Point Park 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 Point Park 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	426
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	604
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	827
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,209

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Point Park. This makes it the #605 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Point Park Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Point Park awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Point Park, 100% 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 Point Park University with a master's in psychology.

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

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 students 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 Point Park University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	29
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.