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Psychology at Brigham Young University

Here is an overview of this program at BYU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #1 out of 8 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Psychology Degrees Available at BYU

Here is each degree level granted in psychology at BYU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	370
Master’s	27
Doctoral	13

BYU Psychology Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Brigham Young University awarded 370 bachelor’s degrees in psychology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

BYU is among the very best schools in the country for psychology at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 8 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah	1
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	5
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah	6
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region	10
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219

Salary of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Psychology students who finish a bachelor’s at BYU earn a median of $44,664 a year. This is below $66,875, the median for all majors at BYU.

Student Debt of Psychology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at BYU, psychology students accumulate a median of $11,000 in student loans. This is lower than $12,184, the typical median for all majors at BYU.

BYU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,120	$6,688

Find out more about BYU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 32% of psychology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The largest share of psychology bachelor’s degree graduates at BYU were White. Approximately 77% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s in psychology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	285
Non-Resident Aliens	11
Other Races	28

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other (Bachelor’s)

BYU awarded 315 bachelor’s completions in research and experimental psychology, other in the latest year of data — 67% to women and 33% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (78%).

• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region — #1
• Best Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah — #1
• Best Value Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah — #2
• Best Value Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region — #3
• Best Value Other Research & Experimental Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #14

Psychology, General (Bachelor’s)

BYU granted 48 bachelor’s degrees in psychology, general in the most recent reporting year — 69% to women and 31% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (67%).

• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah — #1
• Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region — #5
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah — #5
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region — #9
• Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #162

Personality Psychology (Bachelor’s)

BYU conferred 7 bachelor’s completions in personality psychology recently — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (100%).

• Best Value Personality Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region — #1
• Best Value Personality Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #1
• Best Value Personality Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah — #1

Graduate Study in Psychology at BYU

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at BYU. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	27
Doctoral	13

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 Mwilson3 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.