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Psychology at Amarillo College

Psychology at Amarillo College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Amarillo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and approximately 9,079 students attend the school each year.

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

Amarillo College Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Amarillo College

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.

Amarillo College does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Psychology Student Demographics at Amarillo College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Amarillo College.

Amarillo College Psychology Associate’s Program

82% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Amarillo College are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Amarillo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 76

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 TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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