Psychology at Washburn University

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

Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and approximately 5,880 students attend the school each year.

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

Washburn University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Washburn University Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Washburn 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Washburn University

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

Washburn University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Washburn University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Washburn 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 Washburn University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Washburn University Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Washburn University, 63% 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 Washburn University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washburn University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	60

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 KS, the home state for Washburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Marion Doss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.