Psychology at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 1,353.

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

Western Psychology Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Western

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Western Psychology Rankings

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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Psychology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Western are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Oklahoma State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	11

Related Majors

• 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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,050	$60,760
Psychology Professors	380	$60,140
Psychologists	100	$89,300

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.