General Psychology at Rio Salado College

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 Rio Salado College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and has a total student population of 17,362.

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.

Rio Salado College General Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,530	$66,040
Psychologists	170	$87,600

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.