Psychology at Alabama A & M University

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Alabama A & M University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from AAMU.

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

AAMU Psychology Degrees Available

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

AAMU Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at AAMU 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
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	610
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	688
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	889

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in psychology from AAMU. This makes it the #343 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from AAMU in 2021, 18% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Alabama A & M University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AAMU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. AAMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

AAMU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	40
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.