General Psychology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Colorado State University - Fort Collins has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and approximately 32,428 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

Colorado State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Colorado State

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Colorado State General Psychology Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Colorado State

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

Colorado State General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Colorado State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Colorado State, 73% 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CO, the home state for Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

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 Spilly816 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.