Psychology at Waldorf University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Waldorf University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Waldorf is located in Forest City, Iowa and approximately 3,025 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 31 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Waldorf.

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

Waldorf Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Waldorf

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Waldorf does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Waldorf Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Waldorf performed in these rankings.

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 Waldorf 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 Psychology Associate Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Online Psychology Associate Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Psychology Associate Degree Schools	152
	236
Best Psychology Schools	508
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	674
Most Popular Psychology Schools	763
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	989

Psychology Student Demographics at Waldorf

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

Waldorf Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Waldorf may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Waldorf University with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Waldorf Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Waldorf. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Waldorf since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Waldorf University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Waldorf 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 Waldorf University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	59

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 IA, the home state for Waldorf University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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.