General Psychology at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652. In 2021, 134 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from CCSU.

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.

CCSU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

CCSU General 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 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 Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	156
	185
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	525
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	547

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CCSU. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CCSU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCSU is $31,885. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in psychology from CCSU. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 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.