General Psychology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,380 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCCS General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCCS General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UCCS 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCCS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

UCCS General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCCS since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UCCS 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	98
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCCS General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCCS, 77% 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	171

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,670	$85,470
Psychology Professors	800	$68,010
Psychologists	270	$83,630

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

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