General Psychology at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and approximately 3,429 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from CMU CGES.

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.

CMU CGES General Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at CMU CGES

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

CMU CGES does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

CMU CGES General Psychology Rankings

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

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 CMU CGES 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
Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	54
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	264
Most Focused General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	272
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	603
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	726

Earnings of CMU CGES Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CMU CGES is $29,793. This is 4% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at CMU CGES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

CMU CGES General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

CMU CGES does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a associate's in psychology.

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

CMU CGES General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from CMU CGES in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at CMU CGES 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 Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CMU CGES 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 MO, the home state for Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.