Psychology at Simpson University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Simpson University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Simpson U is located in Redding, California and has a total student population of 855.

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

Simpson U Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Simpson U Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Simpson U 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Simpson U

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

Simpson U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Simpson U since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Simpson U 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 University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Simpson U Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Simpson U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Simpson U, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Simpson University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Simpson University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	55
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	12

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 CA, the home state for Simpson University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.