General Psychology at Boston University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Boston U General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Boston U 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #31 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 General 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.

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	44
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	118
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Boston U General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	300

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 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

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