Psychology at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Portland.

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

University of Portland Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

University of Portland Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at University of Portland 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 University of Portland 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
Best Psychology Schools	294

Psychology Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Portland, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

University of Portland also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Portland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	55

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,040	$103,870
Psychology Professors	540	$76,580

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.