Psychology at The University of Montana

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 The University of Montana stacks up to those at other schools.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

UM Psychology Degrees Available

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

UM Psychology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #236 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UM. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UM, 67% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
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 The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	580	$63,720
Psychologists	90	$69,870

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.