General Psychology at Worcester State University

If you plan to study general 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 approximately 5,724 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,136 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester State University in 2021, 167 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.

Worcester State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Worcester State General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	94
	106
	114
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	234

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Worcester State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Worcester State is $33,633. This is 17% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Worcester State. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.