General Psychology at Roger Williams University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Roger Williams University stacks up to those at other schools.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and approximately 4,702 students attend the school each year. Of the 956 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Roger Williams University in 2021, 62 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

RWU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

RWU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at RWU 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 RWU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	449
Best General Psychology Schools	552

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from RWU. This is the #317 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of RWU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at RWU is $31,679. This is 11% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RWU, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at RWU 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 Roger Williams University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

RWU 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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	880	$83,030
Managers	830	$114,660
Psychology Professors	140	$93,080
Psychologists	90	$73,080

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.