General 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. Of the 8,838 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 356 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

UMCP General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMCP General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UMCP 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 UMCP 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
	20
Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	63

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMCP. This makes it the #223 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $31,658. This is 11% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 356 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UMCP in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UMCP 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	186
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UMCP General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UMCP in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMCP also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 12 students 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.