General Psychology at Rutgers University - Camden

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

Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and approximately 7,076 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers Camden.

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

Rutgers Camden General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Camden General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Rutgers Camden is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	186
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
Best General Psychology Schools	303

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Rutgers Camden. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Rutgers Camden Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers Camden is $29,963. This is 5% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rutgers Camden

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

Rutgers Camden General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Rutgers Camden awarded 119 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers Camden since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Rutgers Camden are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rutgers Camden General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Rutgers Camden in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Rutgers Camden does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Rutgers Camden, 63% 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 Rutgers University - Camden with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 Rutgers University - Camden.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.