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General Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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General Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Every general 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Rutgers New Brunswick General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick 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 19
124
347

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick. This makes it the #19 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 35 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick Make?

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

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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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The psychology program at Rutgers New Brunswick awarded 474 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

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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 - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in psychology.

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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 General Psychology Master’s Program

76% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in General Psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 61% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 31
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Rutgers New Brunswick also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 35 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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