Community Psychology

STEM • Psychology

What is it about?

A program that prepares individuals to apply psychological principles to the analysis of social problems, and the implementation of intervention strategies for addressing these problems. Includes instruction in social ecology, primary and secondary prevention of social pathologies, social intervention strategies and tactics, large group counseling, social services systems behavior, creating settings, cultural stress, and the dynamics of social change.

Numbers at a glance

403rd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
11
Colleges offer it
346
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
63
Women
283

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Gardner-Webb University35
Lesley University11
Point Park University3
University of Miami2
Hanover College1
Average private university graduating class: 10 students.

O's Insights on Community Psychology

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 85% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Applied Psychology 858 40
Forensic Psychology 775 20