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Undergraduate General Psychology at University of Maryland-Baltimore County

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at UMBC. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #2 out of 19 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

UMBC Undergraduate General Psychology Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, UMBC as a strong choice for general psychology, coming in at #46 out of 1,317 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Schools	46 of 1,317
Best General Psychology Schools in Maryland	2 of 20
Best General Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	11 of 233

Undergraduate General Psychology Degrees at UMBC

Here is each degree level available for general psychology at UMBC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	303

UMBC General Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Maryland-Baltimore County conferred 303 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UMBC holds a strong position among schools offering general psychology at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 19 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland	2
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	10
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43

Salary of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

General Psychology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UMBC earn a median of $48,488 a year. This is lower than $76,447, the median for all majors at UMBC.

Student Debt of General Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UMBC, general psychology students accumulate a median of $20,500 in student loans. This is below $21,322, the typical median for all majors at UMBC.

UMBC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,878	$27,392
Fees	$3,833	$3,833

Learn more about UMBC tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of general psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

The majority of general psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at UMBC are White. Approximately 32% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland-Baltimore County with a bachelor’s in general psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	98
Non-Resident Aliens	12
Other Races	21

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

UMBC conferred 303 bachelor’s degrees in psychology, general recently — 77% to women and 23% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (32%).

• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland — #2
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #10
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #43

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Tim Menzies under License More about our data sources and methodologies.