General Psychology at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 381 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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.

Towson General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Towson General 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 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
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
	412

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Towson. This makes it the #20 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Towson Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Towson is $29,737. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% 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.

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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Towson. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

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.

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 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.