General Psychology at Colby College

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Colby College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155.

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.

Colby General Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Colby General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Colby 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Colby College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	39

Child Development & 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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	290	$75,620
Psychology Professors	180	$73,000
Psychologists	60	$82,790

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
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