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Psychology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

245 Bachelor's Degrees
26 Master's Degrees
1 Doctor's Degrees
We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how UNCW ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.

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Psychology Degrees Available at UNCW

UNCW Psychology Rankings

The bachelor's program at UNCW was ranked #289 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #8 in North Carolina.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 116
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Psychology 135
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 149
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 156
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 158
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Schools 169
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 173
Best Psychology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 174
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 180
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 197
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 204
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 204
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 208
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 225
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 226
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 237
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 241
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 245
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 246
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 257
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 272
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 275
Best Psychology Schools 289
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 289
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 298
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 317
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 338
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 345
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 363
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 697
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 730

Popularity of Psychology at UNCW

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of North Carolina at Wilmington handed out 245 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 222 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNCW. This makes it the #285 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in psychology in 2021, making the school the #341 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.


 

UNCW Psychology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UNCW are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 78% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 190
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 21

UNCW Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UNCW. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 81% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 1

Psychology Majors

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 272

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