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Wake Forest University was ranked #97 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for psychology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Wake Forest University handed out 114 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 104 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Wake Forest University. This makes it the #141 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University is $26,694. This is less than $28,637, which is the national median of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Wake Forest University, psychology students borrow a median amount of $21,500 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all psychology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Wake Forest University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Wake Forest University are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 76 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 14 |
Other Races | 5 |
Of the 11 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Wake Forest University, about 18% were men and 82% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 82% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Wake Forest University with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 9 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
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