General Psychology at Queens College

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

QC is located in Queens, New York and approximately 19,700 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 605 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from QC.

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.

QC General Psychology Degrees Available

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

QC General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at QC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	20
Best Value General Psychology Schools	148

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in psychology from QC. This makes it the #80 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of QC Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at QC is $29,897. This is 4% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at QC

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

QC General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 605 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from QC. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	124
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	204
White	199
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

QC General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 psychology majors earned their master's degree from QC. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. QC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Queens 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.