Psychology at Adams State University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Adams State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164.

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

Adams State Psychology Degrees Available

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

Adams State Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Adams State

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

Adams State Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Adams State, 71% 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 Adams State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	228
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Adams State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adams State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	238

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 Adams State University.

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 Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.