Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University
SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year.
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
- Basic Certificate in Psychology (Less Than 1 Year)
- 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
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.
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
About 56% 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 | 40 |
Black or African American | 362 |
Hispanic or Latino | 354 |
White | 1,688 |
International Students | 21 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 528 |
SNHU Psychology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from SNHU, 57% 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 | 17 |
Black or African American | 132 |
Hispanic or Latino | 105 |
White | 487 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 117 |
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 |
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.