Psychology at Wake Forest University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Wake Forest University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,789. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Wake Forest University Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Wake Forest University Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Wake Forest University in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Wake Forest University, 82% 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 Wake Forest University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	11

Related Majors

• 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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.