General Psychology at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and approximately 27,691 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 175 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from USU.

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.

USU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

USU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at USU 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 USU 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
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	142
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	365

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in psychology from USU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $26,726. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at USU

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

USU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at USU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	148
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

USU General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from USU, 87% 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 Utah State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

USU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.