General Psychology at Rivier University

If you are interested in studying general 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. Of the 293 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rivier University in 2021, 17 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Rivier General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Rivier General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Rivier performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	952
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	953

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rivier. About 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, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.