North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been ranked the number one producer of African Americans with undergraduate degrees in psychology in the country. The ranking was published in the June 12 (Volume 25, No. 9) edition of Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.

"Psychology is still one of the most popular majors at most universities," said Dr. George S. Robinson, chair of N.C. A&T psychology department. "This accomplishment is a testament to the hard work of the faculty and staff at North Carolina A&T State University. It is also a reflection of the attractiveness, and quality of A&T’s psychology department."

The psychology curriculum is very broad and competitive. It prepares many students for graduate degrees at the masters and Ph.D. levels and some for medical and law schools.

"We manage to attract excellent students, and when you combined them with top-notch faculty and staff, and administrative support at the dean’s level and above, you can be very productive in terms of the number of graduates, and in many other ways," Robinson said.