Psychology at Auburn University at Montgomery

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

AUM is located in Montgomery, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,212. Of the 739 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University at Montgomery in 2021, 47 of them were psychology majors.

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

AUM Psychology Degrees Available

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

AUM Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at AUM 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 AUM 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	592
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	607
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	901
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,003
	1,044
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,051
	1,091

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from AUM. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at AUM

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

AUM Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from AUM. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AUM Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from AUM in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Auburn University at Montgomery. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Auburn University at Montgomery. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	56

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University at Montgomery.

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 College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.