General Psychology at Thomas College

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

Thomas College is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 1,705. In 2021, 17 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Thomas College.

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.

Thomas College General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Thomas College General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Thomas College 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
	25
	29
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	363
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	671
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	706
Best General Psychology Schools	728
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	953
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	1,157

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Thomas College Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Thomas College is $37,395. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Thomas College

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

Thomas College General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Thomas College, about 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Thomas College since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Thomas College 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 Thomas College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 ME, the home state for Thomas College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	290	$75,620
Psychology Professors	180	$73,000
Psychologists	60	$82,790

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 Nightscream under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.