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Psychology at Western Washington University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

WWU Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

WWU Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from WWU. About 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from WWU, 88% 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 Washington 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 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology 8

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,330 $73,840
Psychology Professors 860 $68,420
Psychologists 370 $102,760

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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