General Psychology at Washington State University

Every general 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 State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and approximately 31,159 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 486 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wazzu.

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.

Wazzu General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wazzu General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Wazzu 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 Wazzu 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
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	68
	255
	264

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wazzu. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Wazzu Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wazzu is $30,834. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Wazzu awarded 486 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wazzu 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 State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	93
White	296
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Wazzu General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Wazzu. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Wazzu does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Wazzu, 80% 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 Washington State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Psychology Professors	860	$68,420
Psychologists	370	$102,760

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.