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General Psychology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UMass Amherst 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	379
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

UMass Amherst General Psychology Master’s Program

78% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UMass Amherst does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UMass Amherst, 67% 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	512

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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
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