Psychology at Clemson University

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

Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and has a total student population of 26,406.

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

Clemson Psychology Degrees Available

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

Clemson Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Clemson 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Clemson

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

Clemson Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Clemson 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 Clemson University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	287
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Clemson Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Clemson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Clemson, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clemson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	316
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13
Other Psychology	3

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 Clemson 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 hager.angie under License

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