Psychology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 677 of them were psychology majors.

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

UMN Twin Cities Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UMN Twin Cities compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UMN Twin Cities 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Psychology Schools	817

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #79 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at UMN Twin Cities awarded 677 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	408
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UMN Twin Cities Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UMN Twin Cities. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 70% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	56
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UMN Twin Cities also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 37 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	559
Child Development & Psychology	174
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	63

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,220	$85,860
Psychology Professors	710	$86,380
Psychologists	440	$93,310

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.