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Psychology at Butte College

Psychology at Butte College

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

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and approximately 9,335 students attend the school each year.

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

Butte College Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Butte College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Butte College does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Psychology Student Demographics at Butte College

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

Butte College Psychology Associate’s Program

79% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Butte College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 39
White 44
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

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 Butte College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 88

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 CA, the home state for Butte College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Psychology Professors 4,530 $117,990
Psychologists 2,080 $114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 40 $149,820

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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