Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FDU is located in Madison, New Jersey and approximately 3,396 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 83 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from FDU.

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

FDU Psychology Degrees Available

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

FDU Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at FDU 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 Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	405
	503
Best Value Psychology Schools	507
	513
Best Psychology Schools	595

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FDU. This makes it the #254 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

FDU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at FDU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

FDU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FDU, 66% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FDU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	83
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	30	$119,700

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.