Psychology at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 114 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wake Forest University Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University 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 Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
	397
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	506
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	540
	704
	723
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	833

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #507 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 114 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wake Forest University, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	76
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Wake Forest University Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 11 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wake Forest University, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Wake Forest University, 82% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	125

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.