General Psychology at Union College Kentucky

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Union College Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Union College is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and approximately 1,179 students attend the school each year. Of the 206 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union College Kentucky in 2021, 12 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.

Union College General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Union College

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.

Union College does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Union College General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Union 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 Union 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
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	24
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	411

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Union College. This makes it the #173 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Union College

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

Union College General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Union College. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Union 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 Union College Kentucky with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Union College General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Union College in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Union College, 78% 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 Union College Kentucky with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Union 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 KY, the home state for Union College Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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 deror_avi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.