Psychology at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from WKU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WKU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

WKU Psychology Rankings

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

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 WKU 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
	248
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	315
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	337
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	852
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,010

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WKU. This makes it the #121 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #316 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 144 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from WKU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	116
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WKU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from WKU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WKU, 77% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WKU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	113
Child Development & Psychology	46
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	44

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.