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. Of the 1,906 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University in 2021, 134 of them were psychology majors.

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

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	184
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	193
	211
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	475
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	549
Best Value Psychology Schools	747
Most Focused Psychology Schools	794
Best Psychology Schools	833

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CCSU. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 134 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from CCSU. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 61% 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	7
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	82
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CCSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CCSU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCSU 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 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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 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.