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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s 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

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 47% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UWM, 100% 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	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	35

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.