General Psychology at Carson - Newman University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Carson - Newman University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Carson - Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,911. Of the 341 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Carson - Newman University in 2021, 25 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Carson - Newman General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Carson - Newman General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Carson - Newman 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 Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	850
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	893
	972

Earnings of Carson - Newman Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Carson - Newman is $20,888. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Carson - Newman

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

Carson - Newman General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Carson - Newman awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Carson - Newman 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 Carson - Newman University with a bachelor's in psychology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Other Psychology

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 Carson - Newman 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 Polly clip under License

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