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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus 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 - World Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s in Psychology

#504 in the U.S
#50 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Penn State World Campus was ranked #504 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #50 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools 36
Best Online General Psychology Schools 74
Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology 197
Most Focused Colleges for General Psychology 223
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates 292
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans 466
Best Colleges for General Psychology 504

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

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State World Campus paid an average of $555 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

Penn State World Campus Psychology Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State World Campus in Psychology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. 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 World Campus?

$29,100 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State World Campus is $29,100 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $27,969.

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

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the psychology bachelor’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

159 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
86.8% Women
27.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 159 bachelor’s degrees in psychology awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 86.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 27.0% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 13
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 107
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Psychology 159

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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