General Psychology at Fitchburg State University

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 Fitchburg State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,728. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fitchburg State.

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.

Fitchburg State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Fitchburg State General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State 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
	111
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	633
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	659

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Fitchburg State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fitchburg State is $33,398. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Fitchburg State University.

Fitchburg State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Fitchburg State. About 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology

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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Found5dollar under License

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