Psychology at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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

Boston College Psychology Degrees Available

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

Boston College Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Boston College 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Boston College 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 Boston College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	132
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Boston College Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Boston College, 65% 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 Boston College with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	55
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	127
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	124
Child Development & Psychology	21

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

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