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. Of the 1,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 2021, 144 of them were psychology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Wesleyan U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wesleyan U. This makes it the #632 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 144 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wesleyan U in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were 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 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	71
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Wesleyan U Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 5 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wesleyan U, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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.

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

Wesleyan U also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.