General Psychology at Simpson College

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Simpson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,267. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Simpson College.

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.

Simpson College General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Simpson College General Psychology Rankings

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

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 Simpson College 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
	184
	189
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	587
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	860
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,015

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Simpson College Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Simpson College is $31,991. This is 12% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Simpson College, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Simpson College 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 Simpson College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Simpson College also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	740	$85,260
Psychology Professors	430	$92,430

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.