Psychology at Western Colorado University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Western Colorado University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. Of the 386 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Colorado University in 2021, 28 of them were psychology majors.

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 Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Western Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Western 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
Best Value Psychology Schools	774
Most Focused Psychology Schools	825
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	851
Best Psychology Schools	944
	955
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,115

Psychology Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Western, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Colorado University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Western also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 Colorado University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.