Psychology at Winston - Salem State University

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

WSSU is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,169. Of the 991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Winston - Salem State University in 2021, 40 of them were psychology majors.

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

WSSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

WSSU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WSSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WSSU 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	759

Psychology Student Demographics at WSSU

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

WSSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from WSSU in 2021, 18% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Winston - Salem State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WSSU 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 Winston - Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	40

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 NC, the home state for Winston - Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.