Psychology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 374 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMBC.

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

UMBC Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMBC Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UMBC 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	75
	117
	174
Most Focused Psychology Schools	253
Best Psychology Schools	260
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	316
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	493

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMBC. This makes it the #382 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 374 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from UMBC. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	84
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	130
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UMBC Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UMBC. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UMBC, 68% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMBC also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	374
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	23
Child Development & Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.