General Psychology at Emory University

Every general 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 Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997.

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.

Emory General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Emory General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Emory 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Emory since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emory University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	66
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Emory General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Emory does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Emory University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	146

Related Majors

• Child Development & 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Mpspqr under License

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