Psychology at Saint Louis University

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

SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 12,229. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

SLU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SLU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SLU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

SLU Psychology Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SLU

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

SLU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from SLU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SLU, 64% 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 Saint Louis University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Saint Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26
Child Development & Psychology	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 MO, the home state for Saint Louis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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 LouisianHTM under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.