General Psychology at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hofstra.

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.

Hofstra General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Hofstra General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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 Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	317
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	950

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from Hofstra. This is the #317 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hofstra Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hofstra is $24,883. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Hofstra. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra 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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.