General Psychology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 356 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Temple.

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.

Temple General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Temple General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Temple 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.

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Temple. This makes it the #110 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Temple Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $28,627. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 356 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Temple in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	187
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Temple General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Temple awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Temple, 79% 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 Temple University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple 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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.