Psychology at Alfred University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Alfred University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alfred is located in Alfred, New York and has a total student population of 2,187. In 2021, 31 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Alfred.

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

Alfred Psychology Degrees Available

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

Alfred Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Alfred is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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 Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	69
	80
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	112
	133
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	137
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Focused Psychology Schools	244
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	530
Most Popular Psychology Schools	771
Best Value Psychology Schools	774
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	800

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Alfred. This makes it the #531 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #278 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Alfred

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

Alfred Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Alfred awarded 31 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 39% of these degrees went to men with the other 61% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alfred since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Alfred Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Alfred, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alfred also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Alfred University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alfred University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	31
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	27

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 Alfred 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
• Image Credit: By Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.