Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Southern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 120 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SCSU.

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

SCSU Psychology Degrees Available

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

SCSU Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how SCSU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at SCSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	48
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	185
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Focused Psychology Schools	565
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	944

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SCSU. This makes it the #362 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 120 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCSU, about 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SCSU 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	63
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SCSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from SCSU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 Southern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	128
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	32

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.