General Psychology at Wichita State University

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

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 14,999. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from WSU.

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.

WSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

WSU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WSU 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 WSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	242
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	552
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	776

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WSU. This makes it the #128 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from WSU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WSU is $29,371. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at WSU

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

WSU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at WSU awarded 136 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	74
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

WSU General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in psychology from WSU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WSU, 58% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WSU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.