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 University of Maryland - College Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for psychology majors, UMCP came in at #31. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMCP paid an average of $1,456 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $367 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,824 | $34,936 |
Fees | $1,955 | $1,955 |
Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,256 | $13,256 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,522 | $2,522 |
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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. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMCP took out an average of $18,647 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMCP is $34,393 per year. That is 23% higher than the national average of $27,969.
UMCP 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 UMCP Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 81.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Around 41.7% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at UMCP in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 47 |
Black or African American | 37 |
Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 184 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 338 |
*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.
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