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Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College Bachelor’s in General Psychology

The main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Pennsylvania State University - Erie - Behrend College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Erie Bachelor’s in Psychology

#329 in the U.S
#29 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Penn State Erie was ranked #329 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #29 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Erie.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates 294
Best Colleges for General Psychology 329
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans 501
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology 555
Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology 701
Most Focused Colleges for General Psychology 932

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Penn State Erie Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Erie Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Erie was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Erie tuition and fees.

Penn State Erie Psychology Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Erie took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,315.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Psychology From Penn State Erie?

$29,100 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Erie make an average of $29,100 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $27,969.

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Does Penn State Erie Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

Penn State Erie does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State Erie Online Learning page.

Penn State Erie Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

42 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
21.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 42 bachelor’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.4% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at Penn State Erie in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Penn State Erie

General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Psychology 42

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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