Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 39,771 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.

Georgia Tech Psychology Degrees Available

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

Georgia Tech Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Georgia Tech 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #278 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Georgia Tech Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Georgia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Georgia Tech, 83% 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	53

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Disavian under License

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