Psychology at The Wright Institute

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at The Wright Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

The Wright Institute is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 514.

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

The Wright Institute Psychology Degrees Available

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

The Wright Institute Psychology Rankings

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.

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at The Wright Institute

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

The Wright Institute Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students earned a master's degree in psychology from The Wright Institute. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from The Wright Institute, 63% 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 Wright Institute with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	72
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Wright Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	165

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for The Wright Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.