General Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 103 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Dartmouth.

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 Dartmouth General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMass Dartmouth General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UMass Dartmouth 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 UMass Dartmouth 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
	112
	257
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	270
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	288
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	500
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	565

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMass Dartmouth. This makes it the #288 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMass Dartmouth Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Dartmouth is $30,999. This is 8% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UMass Dartmouth 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 - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	61
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UMass Dartmouth General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UMass Dartmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 80% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

UMass Dartmouth also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth.

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
• Image Credit: By User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.