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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

NC State General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NC 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.

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	184
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

NC State General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 North Carolina State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	316

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Haruhide000 under License

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