Psychology at New England 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 New England College stacks up to those at other schools.

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and approximately 4,483 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from NEC.

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

NEC Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

NEC Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NEC 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 NEC 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 Popular Psychology Associate Degree Schools	269
Most Focused Psychology Associate Degree Schools	288

Psychology Student Demographics at NEC

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

NEC Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

NEC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

NEC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NEC 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 New England College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NEC 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New England College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	21

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Managers	950	$123,580
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	420	$84,270
Psychology Professors	300	$89,780
Psychologists	30	$98,410

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 WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.