Psychology at Washington & Jefferson College

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Washington & Jefferson College stacks up to those at other schools.

W&J is located in Washington, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,167 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.

W&J Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

W&J Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at W&J 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 W&J

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Washington & Jefferson College.

W&J Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at W&J since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at W&J 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 Washington & Jefferson College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Washington & Jefferson College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington & Jefferson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	26

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 PA, the home state for Washington & Jefferson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 Mgardzina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.