Psychology at Rockhurst University

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

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 3,688 students attend the school each year. Of the 657 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rockhurst University in 2021, 27 of them were psychology majors.

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

Rockhurst Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Rockhurst Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst 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
	66
Best Value Psychology Schools	571
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	879
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,139
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,508

Psychology Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rockhurst. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Rockhurst since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rockhurst 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 Rockhurst University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rockhurst 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rockhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	27

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 Rockhurst 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 JZSJ under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.