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General Psychology at Salt Lake Community College

If you plan to study General Psychology, you may want to check out the program at Salt Lake Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Salt Lake Community College is in Salt Lake City, UT.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 166 general psychology graduations were recorded at Salt Lake Community College.

Studying Online at Salt Lake Community College

Many students take online classes at Salt Lake Community College. Of 27,437 students, 4,684 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,180 (23%) took at least some classes online.

General Psychology Rankings at Salt Lake Community College

Use these rankings to compare Salt Lake Community College’s General Psychology program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Utah	#1 of 8
Best Value	Utah	#2 of 8
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#3 of 45
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#4 of 45
Best Value	Nationwide	#79 of 1,295
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#305 of 1,305

Earnings for General Psychology Graduates from Salt Lake Community College

Graduates of Salt Lake Community College’s General Psychology program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,496
2 years	$23,351
3 years	$22,572
4 years	$34,928
5 years	$36,790

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, General Psychology graduates from Salt Lake Community College take home a median $34,928, compared with $48,799 for all Salt Lake Community College graduates — about 28% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for General Psychology graduates from Salt Lake Community College comes in at $8,432.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Psychology graduates at Salt Lake Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Psychology graduates at Salt Lake Community College are 75% women (124) and 25% men (42).

General Psychology Associate’s Program at Salt Lake Community College

Of the 166 associate’s general psychology graduates at Salt Lake Community College, 75% were women (124) and 25% were men (42).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Salt Lake Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	111
Hispanic / Latino	38
Black / African American	1
Asian	5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 31% of General Psychology associate’s degree recipients at Salt Lake Community College, below the national average of 66%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Psychology Concentrations at Salt Lake Community College

The General Psychology program at Salt Lake Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Psychology	166

Best-Paid Careers for General Psychology Graduates

Graduates of the General Psychology program at Salt Lake Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for General Psychology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.