Psychology at Western New England University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Western New England University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 3,673 students attend the school each year.

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

Western New England Psychology Degrees Available

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

Western New England Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Western New England 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #278 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Western New England

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

Western New England Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New England since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Western New England 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 New England University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Western New England Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Western New England, 75% 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 New England University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western New England University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	49
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	24

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 MA, the home state for Western New England University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Bpayne4001 under License

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