Psychology at Claflin University

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

Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,048. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Claflin.

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

Claflin Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Claflin Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Claflin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Claflin 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 Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Best Value Psychology Schools	382
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	455
Most Popular Psychology Schools	681
	733
Best Psychology Schools	854

Psychology Student Demographics at Claflin

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

Claflin Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Claflin. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Claflin University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Claflin also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Claflin University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	71

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 SC, the home state for Claflin University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,230	$63,050
Psychology Professors	330	$82,630
Psychologists	130	$92,560

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.