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General Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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General Psychology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

BYU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology
  • Doctorate Degree in Psychology

BYU General Psychology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU General Psychology Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from BYU, 80% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Managers 3,310 $102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,330 $80,920
Psychology Professors 240 $76,470
Psychologists 70 $86,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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