Psychology at Westfield State University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Westfield State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 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.

Westfield Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Westfield Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Westfield awarded 28 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Westfield, 79% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within 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 Westfield State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14
Other Psychology	14

Related Majors

• History
• 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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 John Phelan under License

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