Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 474 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #61 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 474 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	93
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	223
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 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 - New Brunswick with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 45 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	560
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	41
Child Development & Psychology	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.