General Psychology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what West Chester University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 253 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from WCUPA.

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.

WCUPA General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WCUPA General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WCUPA 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 WCUPA 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 Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	108
Best Value General Psychology Schools	167

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WCUPA. This makes it the #34 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from WCUPA Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $29,838. This is 4% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	180
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

WCUPA General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in psychology from WCUPA. About 66% of these graduates were women and the other 34% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WCUPA, 74% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCUPA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.