Psychology
Willamette University
Private · College / university
Study behavior, research and human development as a foundation for people-focused work or further education.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Ask which statistics and research courses prepare you for the Senior Experience.
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The BA includes a senior internship, an advanced senior seminar and a Professional and Career Planning sequence. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
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The program is based in Salem; discuss placement hours and transportation before selecting an internship.
Application and selection
Ask which statistics and research courses prepare you for the Senior Experience. Check the current first-year or transfer admission requirements and whether the major or practical placement has a separate application.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
How are senior internships matched to students, and can I combine fieldwork with a research interest?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
This undergraduate degree does not qualify you as a licensed psychologist or therapist. Human-service support roles vary in their entry requirements; clinical practice generally requires additional education and professional approval.
Cost and outcomes
2026–27 undergraduate tuition: $56,640 for two semesters
Willamette lists $28,320 tuition per semester for its undergraduate college, or $56,640 for two semesters before aid. Its listed residential package totals $74,812 for two semesters with the specified housing, meals and fees. These are annual institution-level amounts, not the full degree price or your personal net cost. Add other expenses and request an aid estimate.
Open the cost planner →No verified exact-program earnings figure.
The published two-year psychology bachelor’s measure is available even though the one-year result is suppressed. It describes older federally aided completers, not current graduates. No exact-program earnings are separately verified here.
Historical related-field earnings
$46,601 median annual earnings 5 years after completion, in 2022 dollars.
Willamette University · Psychology, General (CIP 42.01) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2020 and 2021.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026