Psychology at Niagara University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Niagara University stacks up to those at other schools.

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and has a total student population of 3,544. In 2021, 24 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Niagara.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Niagara Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Niagara

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Niagara offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

Niagara Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Niagara performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Niagara 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
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	115
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	181
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	218
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	239
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	362
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	473
Best Value Psychology Schools	704
	951
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,257

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Niagara. This makes it the #507 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Niagara

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

Niagara Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Niagara. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Niagara since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Niagara 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 Niagara University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Niagara Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Niagara. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Niagara, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Niagara 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 banderas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.