Psychology at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652.

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

CCSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

CCSU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at CCSU 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at CCSU 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 Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	97
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CCSU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. CCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from CCSU, 67% 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 Central Connecticut State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Central Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	144
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	2

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.