General Psychology at Reading Area Community College

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

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924.

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.

RACC General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

RACC General 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 General Psychology Associate’s Program

71% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 5% 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 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 Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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