General Psychology at Florida Atlantic University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Florida Atlantic University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In 2021, 312 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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.

FAU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

FAU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at FAU 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 FAU 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
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	788

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FAU. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FAU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $27,034. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 312 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from FAU in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	118
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

FAU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from FAU in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FAU, 70% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU 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
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.