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

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

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? Compton College offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Compton College General Psychology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

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 48% 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

Related Majors

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.