Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and approximately 4,452 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 66 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UW - Parkside.

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 - Parkside Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

UW - Parkside Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UW - Parkside 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 UW - Parkside 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 Basic Certificate Schools	3
Most Focused Psychology Basic Certificate Schools	4
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
	302
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	324
Most Focused Psychology Schools	400

Psychology Student Demographics at UW - Parkside

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

UW - Parkside Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UW - Parkside. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UW - Parkside 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 - Parkside with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Parkside also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Parkside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	66

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 - Parkside.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.