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Psychology at UNC

UNC graduates about 334 psychology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $54 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Listed, not rankedAll 951 schools with psychology majors →
Graduates a year3345% of the class
Courses in the catalog85more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$54Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1530whole school

Around UNC

Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences UNCCH 20140901Photo: Bbfd · CC0 · source
Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Genome Sciences Building, Health Science Library, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Other strong majors at UNC

Why this major isn't ranked

Public data couldn't rank these programs credibly: what sets departments apart is faculty and research, which our inputs (pay, size, course catalog, field research) didn't capture well enough to match the field's well-known programs. So this is a list of schools that offer the major, biggest first, not a ranking. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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