Psychology at University of South Carolina - Aiken

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if University of South Carolina - Aiken is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

UofSC Aiken is located in Aiken, South Carolina and has a total student population of 3,944. In 2021, 37 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UofSC Aiken.

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

UofSC Aiken Psychology Degrees Available

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

UofSC Aiken Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UofSC Aiken 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 UofSC Aiken 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 Master’s Degree Schools	295
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	451
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	464
	482
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	530
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	569
Most Focused Psychology Schools	615
Best Value Psychology Schools	649
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	726
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	795
	855
Most Popular Psychology Schools	871

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UofSC Aiken. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UofSC Aiken

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of South Carolina - Aiken.

UofSC Aiken Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UofSC Aiken are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Aiken with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofSC Aiken Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UofSC Aiken, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UofSC Aiken, 90% 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 South Carolina - Aiken with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofSC Aiken 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 University of South Carolina - Aiken. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	10

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Aiken.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,230	$63,050
Psychology Professors	330	$82,630
Psychologists	130	$92,560

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.