Applied Psychology at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston U Applied Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Applied Psychology

Boston U Applied Psychology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied psychology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Psychology Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Applied Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of applied psychology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in applied psychology each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Counseling Psychology
• Clinical Psychology

Careers That Applied Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied 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
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550

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.