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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Western New England.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Western New England Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Western New England 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	50
	93
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	315
Most Popular Psychology Schools	663
Best Value Psychology Schools	774

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Western New England. This makes it the #316 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The psychology program at Western New England awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going 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 7% more men than average.

About 70% 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	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Western New England Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Western New England in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Western New England, 54% 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Western New England also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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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