Psychology at Rivier University

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

Rivier is located in Nashua, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 2,178. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rivier.

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

Rivier Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Rivier Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Rivier compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Rivier 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	153
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	706
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,086
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,095
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,210

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Rivier. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rivier

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

Rivier Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rivier. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rivier 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 Rivier University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Rivier also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rivier University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 Rivier University.

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 RivierCollege under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.