General Psychology at Adelphi University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Adelphi University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 99 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Adelphi.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Adelphi General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Adelphi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	279
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	575
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	770

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Adelphi. This makes it the #27 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Adelphi Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adelphi is $22,578. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Adelphi. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Adelphi are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	53
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Adelphi General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.