Psychology at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University is located in Clarksville, Tennessee and approximately 10,272 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 81 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Austin Peay State University.

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

Austin Peay State University Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Austin Peay State University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Austin Peay State University offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

Austin Peay State University Psychology Rankings

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

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 Austin Peay State University 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
	145
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	352
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
	697

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Austin Peay State University. This makes it the #392 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Austin Peay State University

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

Austin Peay State University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Austin Peay State University. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Austin Peay State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Austin Peay State University 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 Austin Peay State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Austin Peay State University Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Austin Peay State University. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Austin Peay State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Austin Peay State University, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	81
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	23

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 TN, the home state for Austin Peay State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.