General Psychology at Portland State University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Portland State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Portland State University General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Portland State University. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Portland State University Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $30,278. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 405 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 24% were men and 76% were 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 General 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, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.