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Psychology at Western Washington University

227 Bachelor's Degrees
8 Master's Degrees
#188 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how WWU ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.

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Psychology Degrees Available at WWU

WWU Psychology Rankings

The bachelor's program at WWU was ranked #188 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #5 in Washington.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 83
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 93
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 95
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 97
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 98
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 112
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 117
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 129
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 133
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 135
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 137
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 179
Best Psychology Schools 188
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 242
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 296
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 296
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 301
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 368
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 372
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 502
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 518
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 525
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 542

Popularity of Psychology at WWU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Western Washington University handed out 227 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 6% over the previous year when 214 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from WWU. This makes it the #569 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.


 

WWU Psychology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 227 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WWU, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at WWU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 20
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 162
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 19

WWU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at WWU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 88% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a master's in psychology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

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 224
Child Development & Psychology 11

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