Psychology at Salisbury University

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

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 156 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Salisbury.

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

Salisbury Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Salisbury Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Salisbury 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 Salisbury 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	502
Best Psychology Schools	504
	868

Psychology Student Demographics at Salisbury

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

Salisbury Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Salisbury. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Salisbury 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 Salisbury University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	106
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Salisbury also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Salisbury University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salisbury University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	156

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,090	$79,820
Psychologists	630	$112,330
Psychology Professors	430	$87,850

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.