Psychology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 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.

Temple Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Temple Psychology Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Temple. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Temple 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 Temple, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	49
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	87
General Psychology	23
Child Development & Psychology	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 Audrey under License

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