General Psychology at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Portland State University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Portland State University General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Portland State University, about 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Portland State University, 75% 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 Portland State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 Portland State 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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.