Psychology at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 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.

UPenn Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UPenn offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

UPenn Psychology Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 196 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UPenn in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	79
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	84
Child Development & Psychology	76
General Psychology	48

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.