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Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

UNCW Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNCW Psychology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Psychology Master’s Program

88% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNCW, 81% 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 North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 27

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,030 $77,470
Psychology Professors 1,020 $77,700

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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