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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Master’s in General Psychology

General Psychology is a concentration offered under the general psychology major at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Master’s in Psychology

#151 in the U.S
#8 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Psychology from Penn State University Park Cost?

$22,994 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,571 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,960 $37,694
Fees $1,034 $1,034

Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Master’s in Psychology?

Penn State University Park does not offer an online option for its psychology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

23 Master's Degrees Awarded
82.6% Women
21.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 23 master’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.6% of the students who received their Master’s in psychology in 2018-2019 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 21.7% of the psychology master’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 13
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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*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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