Psychology at York College

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 York College stacks up to those at other schools.

York is located in Jamaica, New York and has a total student population of 7,784. Of the 1,328 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from York College in 2021, 163 of them were psychology majors.

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

York Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

York Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how York 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 York 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 Schools	203
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	772
Best Psychology Schools	795

Psychology Student Demographics at York

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

York Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from York. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% 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 York College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	68
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from York College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	163

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Education
• 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 York 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.