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General Psychology at Excelsior College

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Excelsior College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,053 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Excelsior College in 2021, 76 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Excelsior College General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Excelsior College offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Excelsior College General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Excelsior College 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 Excelsior College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
7
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
Most Popular General Psychology Schools 484
Most Focused General Psychology Schools 1,436

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Excelsior College Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Excelsior College is $41,464. This is 45% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Psychology Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at Excelsior College awarded 76 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Excelsior College since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Excelsior 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 Excelsior College with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 NY, the home state for Excelsior College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 11,370 $94,140
Psychology Professors 4,840 $99,690
Psychologists 480 $99,640

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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