Social Psychology at New York University

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

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 Social Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Social Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Psychology

NYU Social Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in social psychology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Psychology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Social Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social psychology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in social psychology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% 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 social psychology.

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

Related Majors

• Experimental Psychology
• Developmental & Child Psychology
• Other Research & Experimental Psychology

Careers That Social Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
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.