General Psychology at Clarkson University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Clarkson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 4,025 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Clarkson.

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.

Clarkson General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Clarkson General Psychology Rankings

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

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 Clarkson 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	752

Psychology Student Demographics at Clarkson

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

Clarkson General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Clarkson. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Clarkson since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Clarkson 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 Clarkson University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Clarkson University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 RobinsonRP under License

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