Psychology at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 151 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.

UWF Psychology Degrees Available

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

UWF Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UWF 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
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	240
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	530
	575

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UWF. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 151 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UWF in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	102
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UWF Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UWF. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UWF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UWF, 70% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	161

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.