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Psychology at The Wright Institute

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

The Wright Institute is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 514 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 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.

The Wright Institute Psychology Degrees Available

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

The Wright Institute Psychology Rankings

There were 50 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at The Wright Institute

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

The Wright Institute Psychology Master’s Program

84% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at The Wright Institute awarded 115 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from The Wright Institute, 63% 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 Wright Institute with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 72
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 The Wright Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 165

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 CA, the home state for The Wright Institute.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 40 $149,820

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.

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