Psychology at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150.

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

Widener Psychology Degrees Available

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

Widener Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Widener 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 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Widener since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Widener Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Widener, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Widener University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Widener University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	68
General Psychology	37
Other Psychology	19

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

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