Psychology at Cornell College

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

Cornell College is located in Mount Vernon, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,002. Of the 314 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cornell College in 2021, 25 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.

Cornell College Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Cornell College Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Cornell College performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Cornell College 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	262
	858
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	923
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	950
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,175

Psychology Student Demographics at Cornell College

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

Cornell College Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Cornell College. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell College since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

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

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

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 Cornell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	15
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8
Child Development & Psychology	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 IA, the home state for Cornell College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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 ArtisticAbode under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.