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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers Newark.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Rutgers Newark Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Psychology Schools	246
	364
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	697

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Rutgers Newark. This makes it the #678 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers Newark. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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	29
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	70
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Rutgers Newark Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Rutgers Newark in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 3 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 - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	253

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences

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.