Psychology at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 381 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Towson.

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

Towson Psychology Degrees Available

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

Towson Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Towson 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 Towson 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	50
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	72
Most Popular Psychology Schools	80
	95

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Towson. This makes it the #140 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 381 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Towson. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Towson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	195
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Towson Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Towson. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Towson, 78% 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 Towson University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Towson 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 Towson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	431
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Towson 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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.