Psychology at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,409 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2021, 148 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.

Salem State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Salem State Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Salem State 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 Salem State 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
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	151
	152
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	285
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	303
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Salem State. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Salem State in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	93
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Salem State Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 26 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Salem State, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Salem State, 62% 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 Salem State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Salem State 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 Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	143
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	31

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.