Psychology at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 404 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from CCNY.

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

CCNY Psychology Degrees Available

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

CCNY Psychology Rankings

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

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 CCNY 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
Most Popular Psychology Schools	94
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
	187
Most Focused Psychology Schools	218
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from CCNY. This makes it the #507 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 404 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from CCNY. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	83
Hispanic or Latino	194
White	37
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

CCNY Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from CCNY. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within 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 The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	414
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.