General Psychology at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 143 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Salem State.

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.

Salem State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Salem State General 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 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
	109
Best General Psychology Schools	699

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Salem State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Salem State is $33,517. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 62% 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	27
White	89
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Salem State 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 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.