Psychology at Adams State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Adams State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and approximately 3,164 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Adams State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Adams State Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Adams State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Adams State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	97
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	273
	353
	623
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	851
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,058

In 2021, 231 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Adams State. This makes it the #22 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Adams State since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Adams State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Adams State, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	171
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Adams State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Adams State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	238
General Psychology	22
Other Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.