The 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 Rhode Island College. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at RIC was $856 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,835 | $23,310 |
Fees | $1,425 | $1,425 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,488 | $12,488 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,440 | $1,440 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIC in Psychology walked away with an average of $24,070 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIC is $32,136 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the RIC 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 RIC Online Learning page.
About 86.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Around 34.1% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at RIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 78 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 129 |
*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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