Psychology at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Psychology Degrees Available

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

Duke Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Duke 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #110 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	44
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Duke Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Duke, 75% 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 Duke University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	140
General Psychology	29

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Bjoertvedt under License

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