General Psychology at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from WCU.

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.

WCU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WCU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at WCU 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 Schools	55
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	131
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WCU. This makes it the #128 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $23,472. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from WCU. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

WCU General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at WCU awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WCU, 83% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.