Psychology at Wisconsin Lutheran College

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

WLC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 1,166 students attend the school each year. Of the 270 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2021, 18 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.

WLC Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

WLC Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at WLC 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 WLC 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	537
Most Focused Psychology Schools	788
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,074
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,343

Psychology Student Demographics at WLC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

WLC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from WLC. About 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at WLC since its program graduates 24% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at WLC 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 Wisconsin Lutheran College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WLC 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wisconsin Lutheran College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	18

Related Majors

• 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 WI, the home state for Wisconsin Lutheran College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,060	$83,420
Psychology Professors	480	$77,150
Psychologists	200	$80,620

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 txnetstars under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.