Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and has a total student population of 32,428.

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

Colorado State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Colorado State offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Colorado State Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Colorado State 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #166 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Colorado State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Colorado State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Colorado State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Colorado State 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	194
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Colorado State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Colorado State, 75% 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	297
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	15

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

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 Spilly816 under License

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