Psychology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

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

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,202. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2021, 23 of them were psychology majors.

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

MCLA Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

MCLA Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at MCLA 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 MCLA 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342
	530
	534
Most Focused Psychology Schools	539
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
Best Value Psychology Schools	677
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	926
Best Psychology Schools	962
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,210

Psychology Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	23

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.