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. Of the 6,752 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2021, 391 of them were psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

NYU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	312

In 2021, 264 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NYU. This makes it the #18 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 391 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from NYU. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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 New York University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	93
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

NYU Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 students earned a master's degree in psychology from NYU. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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	16
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	113
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NYU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.