General Psychology at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UM.

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.

UM General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UM General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UM 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
Most Focused General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Value General Psychology Schools	729

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UM. This makes it the #223 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UM Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $26,665. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UM in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	71
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UM General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UM. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana with a master's in psychology.

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

UM also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	580	$63,720
Psychologists	90	$69,870

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.