General Psychology at Waldorf University

If you plan to study general 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Waldorf.

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.

Waldorf General 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 General 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 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
	10
Most Popular General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	151
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	445
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	607

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Waldorf Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Waldorf is $31,432. This is 10% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General 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 15% 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Waldorf in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. 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.

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 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.