General Psychology at University of the Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and approximately 19,110 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 87 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Cumberlands.

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.

Cumberlands General Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Cumberlands General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Cumberlands 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 Cumberlands 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
	26
Most Popular Online General Psychology Associate Degree Schools	42
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value General Psychology Schools	65
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	408
	605

Earnings of Cumberlands Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cumberlands is $27,389. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Cumberlands

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

Cumberlands General Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in psychology only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at Cumberlands may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cumberlands General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from Cumberlands in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Cumberlands since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Cumberlands 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 University of the Cumberlands.

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 Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.