Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology degree recipients are Muncie, IN, Greenville, NC, and Uniondale, NY. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology degree recipients are Muncie, IN, Uniondale, NY, and Greenville, NC. The most common degree awarded to students studying Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology is a masters degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology and the types of students that study this field. Montclair State University awards the most degrees in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology, followed by Illinois Institute of Technology.
Tuition costs for Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology majors are, on average, $8,442 for in-state public colleges, and $52,498 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (12 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (68 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology, is Public, 4-year or above (68 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Montclair State University has the most Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology degree recipients, with 24 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology.
Out of all institutions that offer Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Montclair State University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology, with 0.436%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Psychology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $73,996 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Psychology majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $73,996 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Psychology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Psychology majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Psychology majors working as School psychologists, Clinical and counseling psychologists, and Other psychologists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Psychology majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Chief executives & legislators.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.64%, from 2.62M in 2020 to 2.74M in 2021.
The largest single share of Psychology graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (4.51%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Psychology by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Psychology majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.
The highest paying industries of Psychology majors, by average wage, are Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, Not specified food industries, manufacturing, and Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.64%, from 2.62M in 2020 to 2.74M in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Psychology graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Psychology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Psychology in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Psychology is 41.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Masters Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Psychology degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Psychology (58 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Psychology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 27 years old, which represent 3.27% and 3.13% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology are Masters Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Psychology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Masters Degree recipients in Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Arab Emirates that hold Psychology degrees (3.19 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (26,446 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology majors need more than the average amount of Programming, Management of Financial Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Mathematics, Operation Monitoring, Operation and Control, Systems Analysis, Technology Design, Systems Evaluation, Management of Material Resources, Coordination, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Operations Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Troubleshooting, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Negotiation, Service Orientation, Time Management, Active Learning, Writing, Science, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Psychometrics & Quantitative Psychology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Programming is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Speaking, Writing, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Mathematics, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Operations Analysis, Science, Programming, Management of Material Resources, Quality Control Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Operation Monitoring, Technology Design, Operation and Control, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
