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General Psychology at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

WKU General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

WKU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU General Psychology Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from WKU in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WKU, 67% 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 Kentucky University with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,080 $64,330
Psychology Professors 630 $67,960
Psychologists 150 $91,020

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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