General Psychology at Arkansas Tech University

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

ATU is located in Russellville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,829. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 75 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from ATU.

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.

ATU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

ATU General Psychology Rankings

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

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 ATU 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
Most Popular General Psychology Basic Certificate Schools	10
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	389

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from ATU. This makes it the #276 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ATU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ATU is $24,155. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at ATU

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

ATU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at ATU awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at ATU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ATU General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in psychology from ATU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. ATU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

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

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

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

Related Majors

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	580	$69,000
Psychology Professors	220	$64,360
Psychologists	80	$83,030

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 Valis55 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.