Psychology at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Psychology Degrees Available

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

NYU Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at NYU 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	94
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	108
International Students	129
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

NYU Psychology Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	223
International Students	117
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at New York University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	675
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7
General Psychology	5

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 New York 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 Cincin12 under License

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