Psychology at Massasoit Community College

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Massasoit Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,665.

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

Massasoit Community College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Massasoit Community College

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, Massasoit Community College does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Massasoit Community College Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Massasoit Community College

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

Massasoit Community College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Massasoit Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Massasoit Community College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Massasoit Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	37

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 Massasoit Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.