Psychology at Rider University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Rider University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a total student population of 4,636.

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

Rider Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rider

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Rider does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Rider Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Rider 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rider

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

Rider Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Rider University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rider Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Rider 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 Rider University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rider University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	100
General Psychology	77

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 NJ, the home state for Rider University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	30	$119,700

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 Magneticcarpet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.