General Psychology at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCU General Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
Master’s Degree in Psychology

WCU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU General Psychology Master’s Program

70% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WCU, 90% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
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 Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	12

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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