Psychology at George Fox University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at George Fox University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

GFU Psychology Degrees Available

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

GFU Psychology Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from GFU in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. GFU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GFU, 78% 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 George Fox University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Fox University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	89

Related Majors

• 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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,040	$103,870
Psychology Professors	540	$76,580

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.