Psychology at University of Central Missouri

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

UCM is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and has a total student population of 9,959.

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

UCM Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCM Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UCM 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 UCM

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

UCM Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UCM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UCM Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCM, 95% 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 University of Central Missouri with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Central Missouri. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Missouri. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	69
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13
General Psychology	6

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 MO, the home state for University of Central Missouri.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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.