Psychology at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 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.

Salt Lake Community College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Salt Lake Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Salt Lake Community College does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Salt Lake Community College Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Salt Lake Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	94
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salt Lake Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	193

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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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.