Psychology at University of Denver

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 University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 13,856 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 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.

DU Psychology Degrees Available

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

DU Psychology Rankings

There were 67 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 165 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from DU in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. DU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from DU, 68% 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 University of Denver with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	112
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 University of Denver. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	208
Other Psychology	47
General Psychology	9

Related Majors

• Library Science
• 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 CO, the home state for University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.