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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $505 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their doctor’s degree from NC State is $74,576 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $63,491.
NC State does not offer an online option for its psychology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the psychology students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in psychology at NC State in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 22 |
*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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