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 Alabama A & M University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 AAMU was ranked #1,079 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #15 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for AAMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at AAMU paid an average of $574 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $287 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,610 | $17,220 |
| Fees | $1,414 | $1,414 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,240 | $9,240 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,090 | $3,090 |
Learn more about AAMU tuition and fees.
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 AAMU in Psychology walked away with an average of $34,000 in student debt. That is 40% higher than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from AAMU is $24,615 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the AAMU psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AAMU Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at AAMU in 2019-2020, 96.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 24 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 27 |
*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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