Psychology at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 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.

Purdue University Global Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Purdue University Global does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Purdue University Global awarded 49 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Purdue University Global, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Purdue University Global. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	117
Child Development & Psychology	13
General Psychology	1

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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.