General Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and approximately 7,479 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 55 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

FDU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

FDU General 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	132
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	484
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	613

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FDU. This makes it the #210 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from FDU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at FDU is $28,529. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

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 - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from FDU in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FDU General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in psychology from FDU. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FDU, 71% 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 - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied 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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan 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
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.