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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to 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	13
Black or African American	109
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	196
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Towson Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Towson, 57% 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	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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

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