Psychology at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384. Of the 2,134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 2021, 152 of them were psychology majors.

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

C of C Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

C of C Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at C of C 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 C of C 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	423
Most Focused Psychology Schools	650
Best Value Psychology Schools	855

Psychology Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 152 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from C of C. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at C of C 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 College of Charleston with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	112
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at College of Charleston. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at College of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	152

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 College of Charleston.

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.