Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,300. In 2021, 66 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center.

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

The Graduate Center Psychology Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at The Graduate Center 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 The Graduate Center 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
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Psychology Schools	310

In 2021, 145 students received their master’s degree in psychology from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #34 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 62 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from The Graduate Center, about 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at The Graduate Center since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The Graduate Center Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students earned a master's degree in psychology from The Graduate Center. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from The Graduate Center, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	76
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 62 students 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 Graduate Center, CUNY. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	185
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	50
Child Development & Psychology	38

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.