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General Psychology at Widener University

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General Psychology at Widener University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Widener University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,150. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Widener University in 2021, 37 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Widener General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Widener General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Widener 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 Widener 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 General Psychology Schools 262
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 629

Earnings of Widener Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Widener is $32,142. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 84% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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