General Psychology at St Mary’s College of Maryland

Every general 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 St Mary's College of Maryland stacks up to those at other schools.

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and approximately 1,508 students attend the school each year. Of the 387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Mary's College of Maryland in 2021, 55 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.

SMCM General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

SMCM General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how SMCM 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 SMCM 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 Focused General Psychology Schools	38
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197
Best General Psychology Schools	201
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
	445
	453
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	610

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from SMCM Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMCM is $28,686. This is 0% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at SMCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

SMCM General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SMCM 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 St Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,090	$79,820
Psychologists	630	$112,330
Psychology Professors	430	$87,850

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 Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.