Psychology at Compton College

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Compton College stacks up to those at other schools.

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 students attend the school each year.

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

Compton College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Compton College does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Compton College Psychology 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Compton College

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

Compton College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Compton College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	40

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.