General Psychology at American International College

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

AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 2,612 students attend the school each year. Of the 270 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American International College in 2021, 32 of them were general psychology majors.

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

AIC General Psychology Degrees Available

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

AIC General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at AIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at AIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	53
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	102
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	107
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	765
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	834

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from AIC. This makes it the #259 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #107 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from AIC Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at AIC is $34,962. This is 22% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at AIC

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

AIC General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from AIC, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at AIC since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 American International College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

AIC General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. AIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

AIC also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 MA, the home state for American International College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Published by The Springfield News Company Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass. under License

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