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General Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

General Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UPenn General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UPenn 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UPenn 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 Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UPenn General Psychology Master’s Program

71% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UPenn, 63% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 48

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,440 $83,610
Psychology Professors 2,130 $89,300
Psychologists 460 $87,940

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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