Psychology at Saint Joseph’s University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Saint Joseph's University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Joe's.

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

St. Joe’s Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Joe's

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? St. Joe's offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

St. Joe’s Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how St. Joe's performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at St. Joe's 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
	6
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Online Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	31
	39
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	530
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,039

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from St. Joe’s. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 73 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from St. Joe's, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	60
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

St. Joe’s Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from St. Joe's. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from St. Joe's, 90% 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 Saint Joseph's University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

St. Joe's also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Joseph's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	66
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	20

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's 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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.