Psychology at Sterling College

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

Sterling College is located in Sterling, Kansas and approximately 678 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Sterling College.

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

Sterling College Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Sterling College Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Sterling College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Sterling College 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	487
Most Focused Psychology Schools	735
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,303
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,584

Psychology Student Demographics at Sterling College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Sterling College.

Sterling College Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sterling College, about 88% were men and 13% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Sterling College since its program graduates 67% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Sterling College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sterling College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	8

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Education

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 KS, the home state for Sterling College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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 Sterlingeditor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.