Psychology at Rutgers University - Newark

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

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.

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 Newark Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers Newark Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Rutgers Newark 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #316 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Rutgers Newark since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 - Newark with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Rutgers Newark Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 55% more men than average.

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

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

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 - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	253

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 - Newark.

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.