Psychology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UW - La Crosse.

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

UW - La Crosse Psychology Degrees Available

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

UW - La Crosse Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UW - La Crosse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UW - La Crosse 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
	85
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	89
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
	479

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UW - La Crosse. This makes it the #316 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 204 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UW - La Crosse. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	188
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW - La Crosse Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UW - La Crosse in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UW - La Crosse, 100% 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	204
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	24

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,060	$83,420
Psychology Professors	480	$77,150
Psychologists	200	$80,620

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.