Psychology at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

SCSU Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

SCSU Psychology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 21 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SCSU, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Southern Connecticut State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	32
General Psychology	8

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Library Science
• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.