Psychology at South Texas College

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

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

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

South Texas College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas 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, South Texas College does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

South Texas College Psychology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Psychology Student Demographics at South Texas College

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

South Texas College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	115
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at South Texas College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Texas College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	121

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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.