Psychology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

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

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. In 2021, 761 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from USF Tampa.

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

USF Tampa Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USF Tampa does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa 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 Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121

In 2021, 106 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USF Tampa. This makes it the #50 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at USF Tampa awarded 761 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at USF Tampa are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	87
Hispanic or Latino	177
White	396
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

USF Tampa Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 106 students earned a master's degree in psychology from USF Tampa. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from USF Tampa, 57% 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 South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	60
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

USF Tampa also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 22 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Florida - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	791
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	98

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• 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 FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.