Psychology at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. In 2021, 94 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Westfield.

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

Westfield Psychology Degrees Available

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

Westfield Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Westfield 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 Westfield 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 Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	804

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Westfield. This makes it the #263 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Westfield Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 28 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Westfield, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Westfield, 79% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield 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 Westfield State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	94
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14
Other Psychology	14

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 Westfield State 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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.