Psychology at Albany State University

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

Albany State is located in Albany, Georgia and has a total student population of 6,509. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Albany 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.

Albany State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Albany State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Albany State does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Albany State Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Albany State 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 Albany 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
Best Value Psychology Schools	260
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	687
Best Psychology Schools	701
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	956
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,210

Psychology Student Demographics at Albany State

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

Albany State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Albany State. About 96% of these graduates were women and the other 4% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 Albany State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Albany State 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 Albany State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 GA, the home state for Albany State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Diqiu Wang under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.