Psychology at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 405 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Portland State 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.

Portland State University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Portland State University 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 Portland State 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
	181
Most Focused Psychology Schools	810

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Portland State University. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University 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 Portland State University since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	226
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Portland State University Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Portland State University awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Portland State University, 75% 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 Portland State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	413
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 Portland State 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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.