Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In 2021, 245 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNCW.

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

UNCW Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNCW Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UNCW 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
	249
	777
Most Focused Psychology Schools	861

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNCW. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UNCW 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	190
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UNCW Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 26 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNCW, 81% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNCW also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	272

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.