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. In 2021, 131 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Duke.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Duke Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Duke 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Psychology Schools	317
Best Value Psychology Schools	483
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	484

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Duke. This makes it the #485 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 131 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Duke in 2020-2021, 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 Duke since its program graduates 1% more men than 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	10
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	58
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Duke Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 12 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 33% were men and 67% were 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 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Duke, 58% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Duke also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 17 students 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 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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.