Psychology at Reading Area Community 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 Reading Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,924 students attend the school each year.

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

RACC Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at RACC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

RACC does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

RACC Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at RACC

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

RACC Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at RACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

RACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Reading Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	22

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 PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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.