Psychology at Benedictine College

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

Benedictine College is located in Atchison, Kansas and approximately 2,217 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Benedictine College.

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

Benedictine College Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Benedictine College Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Benedictine College performed in these rankings.

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 Benedictine College 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 Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325
	401
	401
Best Value Psychology Schools	653
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	956
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,210

Psychology Student Demographics at Benedictine College

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

Benedictine College Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Benedictine College, 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 Benedictine College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Benedictine College 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 Benedictine College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Benedictine College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23

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 KS, the home state for Benedictine College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Bcprva under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.