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Psychology at The University of West Florida

Psychology at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UWF Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

UWF Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Psychology Master’s Program

93% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UWF, 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 10

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,950 $76,190
Psychologists 1,330 $96,640
Psychology Professors 1,060 $77,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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