Psychology at Ponce Health Sciences University - East

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Ponce Health Sciences University - East stacks up to those at other schools.

Ponce Health Sciences University - East is located in Ponce, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 610. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

Ponce Health Sciences University - East Psychology Degrees Available

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

Ponce Health Sciences University - East Psychology Rankings

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Ponce Health Sciences University - East

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Ponce Health Sciences University - East.

Ponce Health Sciences University - East Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Ponce Health Sciences University - East. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Ponce Health Sciences University - East does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 64% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ponce Health Sciences University - East with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Ponce Health Sciences University - East. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	36

Related Majors

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 PR, the home state for Ponce Health Sciences University - East.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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.