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General Psychology at Houston Community College

General Psychology at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 48,329 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.

Houston Community College General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Houston Community College General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Houston Community College

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

Houston Community College General Psychology Associate’s Program

84% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Houston Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Houston Community College with a associate's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 53
White 14
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within General 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 Houston Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 60

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 TX, the home state for Houston Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 6,680 $73,650
Psychology Professors 3,080 $78,270
Psychologists 740 $90,780

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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