General Psychology at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year.

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.

UofM General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UofM General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UofM 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	94
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UofM General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UofM, 59% 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 Memphis with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	200

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 BenSherman under License

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