General Psychology at Kentucky 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 Kentucky State University stacks up to those at other schools.

KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and approximately 2,290 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from KY 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.

KY State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at KY State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KY State does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

KY State General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at KY 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	151
Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools	158
Best Value General Psychology Schools	169
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	752
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	784
	909
	947
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,143
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	1,371

Earnings of KY State Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KY State is $22,165. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at KY State

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

KY State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from KY State. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kentucky State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 KY, the home state for Kentucky State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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 Matthew Peek under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.