Psychology at Hamilton College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Hamilton College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and approximately 1,902 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Hamilton.

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

Hamilton Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Hamilton Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Hamilton performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Hamilton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Psychology Schools	20
	20
	21
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	442
Most Focused Psychology Schools	668
Best Value Psychology Schools	725
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	726
Most Popular Psychology Schools	994

Psychology Student Demographics at Hamilton

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

Hamilton Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Hamilton in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Hamilton since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Hamilton 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 Hamilton College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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 Hamilton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	37

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 NY, the home state for Hamilton 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lvklock under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.