Psychology at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Castleton.

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

Castleton Psychology Degrees Available

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

Castleton Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Castleton 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 Castleton 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
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	142
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	384
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	643

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Castleton. This makes it the #644 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Castleton Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Castleton. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Castleton, 100% 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 Castleton University with a master's in psychology.

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

Castleton 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 Castleton University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Castleton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Managers	570	$105,950
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	450	$77,670

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.