Psychology at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 686 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hunter.

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

Hunter Psychology Degrees Available

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

Hunter Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Hunter 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 Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
	120
Most Focused Psychology Schools	164
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	187
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	515

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Hunter. This makes it the #173 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Hunter College.

Hunter Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 686 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Hunter in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	165
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	277
White	134
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Hunter Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Hunter. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Hunter, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	25
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Hunter 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 Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	693
Child Development & Psychology	38
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14
Other Psychology	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• 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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.