Psychology at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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

UMCP Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UMCP 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 - College Park with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	99
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	237
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

UMCP Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	374
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

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