General Psychology at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022. In 2021, 62 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Southern Maine.

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.

University of Southern Maine General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

University of Southern Maine General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	94
Best General Psychology Schools	676

Earnings of University of Southern Maine Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Southern Maine is $34,300. This is 20% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Southern Maine. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	290	$75,620
Psychology Professors	180	$73,000
Psychologists	60	$82,790

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.