Psychology at Wilkes University

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

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,781. In 2021, 29 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Wilkes.

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

Wilkes Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Wilkes Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Wilkes performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Wilkes 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
	612
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	800
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,541

Psychology Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wilkes. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Wilkes University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wilkes University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	29

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes 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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.