Community Psychology
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Community Psychology degree recipients are Bothell, WA, St. Cloud, MN, and Boiling Springs, NC. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Community Psychology degree recipients are Boiling Springs, NC, Bothell, WA, and Wheaton, IL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Community Psychology is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Community Psychology and the types of students that study this field. Clayton State University awards the most degrees in Community Psychology in the US.
Tuition costs for Community Psychology majors are, on average, $8,811 for in-state public colleges, and $35,904 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Community Psychology programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (23 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (441 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Community Psychology, is Public, 4-year or above (441 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Community Psychology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Clayton State University has the most Community Psychology degree recipients, with 110 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Community Psychology.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Community Psychology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Psychology graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $79,881 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Psychology majors is false, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products.
The average salary for Psychology majors is $79,881 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Psychology majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Psychology majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Social workers, all other, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Psychology majors working as .
The highest paid occupations by median income for Psychology majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.12%, from 2.75M in 2021 to 2.84M in 2022.
The largest single share of Psychology graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (4.32%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Psychology by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Psychology majors, by number of employees, are .
The highest paying industries of Psychology majors, by average wage, are Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, Petroleum refining, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The number of Psychology graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.12%, from 2.75M in 2021 to 2.84M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Psychology graduates by share is N/A, followed by N/A. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Psychology.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Psychology majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Psychology majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Psychology in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Psychology is 41.3.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Psychology degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Psychology (328 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Psychology. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 30 years old, which represent 3.2% and 3.11% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Community Psychology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Psychology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Doctorate degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Community Psychology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Community Psychology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Community Psychology.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Arab Emirates that hold Psychology degrees (2.85 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (27,685 degree recipients).
