Psychology at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and approximately 6,398 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Pitt State Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Pitt State Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Pitt State

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

Pitt State Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Pitt State. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Pitt State 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 Pitt State, 71% 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 Pittsburg State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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.