Psychology at United States Military Academy

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 United States Military Academy stacks up to those at other schools.

West Point is located in West Point, New York and approximately 4,536 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,058 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from United States Military Academy in 2021, 55 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.

West Point Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

West Point Psychology Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at West Point 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	553
Most Popular Psychology Schools	797
Most Focused Psychology Schools	855

Psychology Student Demographics at West Point

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at United States Military Academy.

West Point Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from West Point in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at West Point since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at West Point 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 United States Military Academy with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at United States Military Academy. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from United States Military Academy. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	55

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences

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 NY, the home state for United States Military Academy.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Ahodges7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.