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Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis

Psychology at University of Missouri - St Louis

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

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 13,874 students attend the school each year.

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

UMSL Psychology Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Psychology (1 - 4 Years)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UMSL offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

UMSL Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UMSL 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Psychology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UMSL 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 Missouri - St Louis with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 73
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UMSL Psychology Master’s Program

81% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UMSL, 75% 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 Missouri - St Louis with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

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 Missouri - St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 145
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 21

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,330 $76,480
Psychology Professors 650 $83,520
Psychologists 190 $86,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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