Psychology at Hood College

Every 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 Hood College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,042. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hood.

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

Hood Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Hood Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Hood compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hood 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
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Best Psychology Schools	278
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	737
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,451

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Hood. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Hood

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

Hood Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Hood since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Hood 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 Hood College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,090	$79,820
Psychologists	630	$112,330
Psychology Professors	430	$87,850

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 Andrew.Belair under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.