General 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 has a total student population of 3,053.

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.

Wesleyan U General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Wesleyan U 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 7% 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	12
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	54
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Wesleyan U General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	99

Related Majors

• Child Development & 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 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

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