Psychology at Florida International University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Florida International University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. In 2021, 1,652 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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

FIU Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at FIU 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 Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	156
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	202
Most Focused Psychology Schools	315
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	424

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in psychology from FIU. This makes it the #118 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,652 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 International University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	211
Hispanic or Latino	1,225
White	109
International Students	47
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

FIU Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 21 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 Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	1,730
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	10

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida International 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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.