Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Carnegie Mellon.

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

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Carnegie Mellon 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
	1
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	6

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #659 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Carnegie Mellon. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Carnegie Mellon Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Carnegie Mellon in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Carnegie Mellon also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	29

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• 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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychology Professors	2,130	$89,300
Psychologists	460	$87,940

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.