Psychology at Suffolk County Community College

Every 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 Suffolk County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and approximately 22,570 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.

Suffolk County Community College Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Suffolk County Community College Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Suffolk County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in psychology graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 NY, the home state for Suffolk County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.