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General Psychology at Compton College

General Psychology at Compton College

Every general 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Compton College General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Compton College General Psychology Rankings

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 General Psychology Associate’s Program

73% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 73% 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 7% more women than average.

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Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 49% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Compton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 40

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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