General Psychology at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying general 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 approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year.

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.

WKU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

WKU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 80% 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	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	98
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WKU General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WKU, 81% 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	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	113

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• 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 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.