General Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,719 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Connecticut State University in 2021, 120 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

SCSU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

SCSU General 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 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
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	720
Best Value General Psychology Schools	772
Best General Psychology Schools	893

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SCSU. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SCSU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCSU is $28,705. This is 0% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from SCSU. About 38% were men and 63% 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 17% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.