General Psychology at Mercy College

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

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.

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.

Mercy General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Mercy General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Mercy 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Mercy

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

Mercy General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Mercy College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	27
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mercy General 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.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General 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 Mercy College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	176

Related Majors

• 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 Mercy College.

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 Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.