by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Southern New Hampshire University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SNHU was ranked #379 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #5 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for SNHU.
Part-time undergraduates at SNHU paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,824 | $6,824 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at SNHU in Psychology walked away with an average of $32,814 in student debt. That is 35% higher than the national average of $24,315.
psychology who receive their bachelor’s degree from SNHU make an average of $33,759 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the psychology bachelor’s degree program at SNHU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SNHU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 85.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Around 26.8% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at SNHU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 146 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 12 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 778 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 121 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 1,201 |
*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.
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