Psychology at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,724. Of the 1,136 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University in 2021, 167 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.

Worcester State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Worcester State Psychology Rankings

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

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 Worcester State 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 Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	6
	74
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	392
Best Psychology Schools	620

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Worcester State. This makes it the #469 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Worcester State. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Worcester State 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 Worcester State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	113
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Worcester State Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Worcester State. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Worcester State, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Worcester State 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 Worcester State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	167
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26

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 MA, the home state for Worcester State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.