General Psychology at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419.

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 West Georgia General Psychology Degrees Available

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

University of West Georgia General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at University of West Georgia 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

University of West Georgia General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. University of West Georgia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of West Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of West Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	215

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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.