Psychology at Boston University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 268 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Boston U.

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 U Psychology Degrees Available

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

Boston U Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Boston U performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Boston U 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
	51
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	800

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Boston U. This makes it the #67 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 268 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Boston U in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	109
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Boston U Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 85 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Boston U, 55% 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 University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	47
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	300
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	69
Child Development & Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 University.

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.