Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,646 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from SNHU.

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

SNHU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

SNHU does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU Psychology Rankings

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

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 SNHU 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 Popular Online Psychology Schools	1
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Psychology Schools	370
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	463

In 2021, 704 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SNHU. This makes it the #5 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,646 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from SNHU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SNHU 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 New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	192
Hispanic or Latino	189
White	1,019
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	217

SNHU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 704 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from SNHU. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SNHU, 64% 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 Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	105
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	452
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

SNHU 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 New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	2,350

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Managers	950	$123,580
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	420	$84,270
Psychology Professors	300	$89,780
Psychologists	30	$98,410

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.