Psychology at Fordham University

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

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year.

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

Fordham U Psychology Degrees Available

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

Fordham U Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Fordham U 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.

There were 37 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Fordham U

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

Fordham U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Fordham U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	81
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Fordham U Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	22
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	141
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	67
Child Development & Psychology	38

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 NY, the home state for Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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 Chriscobar under License

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