Psychology at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Eckerd.

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

Eckerd Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Eckerd Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Eckerd compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Eckerd 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	55
Most Focused Psychology Schools	149
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	463
Most Popular Psychology Schools	689
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	828
Best Psychology Schools	862
Best Value Psychology Schools	1,087

Psychology Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Eckerd awarded 70 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Eckerd 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 Eckerd College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eckerd College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	48
Child Development & Psychology	22

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.