General Psychology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

UWM General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UWM General Psychology Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UWM. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UWM, 79% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,060	$83,420
Psychology Professors	480	$77,150
Psychologists	200	$80,620

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.