Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,281 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021, 103 of them were psychology majors.

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 - Whitewater Psychology Degrees Available

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

UW - Whitewater Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	974

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UW - Whitewater. This makes it the #286 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UW - Whitewater in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Whitewater Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UW - Whitewater in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UW - Whitewater, 81% 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 - Whitewater with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	103
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26

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 - Whitewater.

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.