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. Of the 1,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 2021, 96 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Wesleyan U performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	163
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	389

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wesleyan U. This makes it the #276 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan U. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% 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 4% 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	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	44
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Wesleyan U General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Wesleyan U. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.