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Psychology at Wesleyan University

Psychology at Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 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.

Wesleyan U Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 86
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Wesleyan U Psychology Master’s Program

100% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 99
Child Development & Psychology 50

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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,720 $90,870
Psychology Professors 770 $88,070
Psychologists 190 $96,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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