Psychology at Pillar College

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

Pillar is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 534. In 2021, 45 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Pillar.

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

Pillar Psychology Degrees Available

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

Pillar Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Pillar 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	5
	8
	9
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Psychology Schools	28
Best Psychology Schools	32
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Psychology Schools	77
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	253
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	643
Most Popular Psychology Schools	656

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Pillar. This makes it the #254 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Pillar

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Pillar College.

Pillar Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pillar. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 Pillar College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Pillar Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Pillar in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pillar also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pillar College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	45
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29

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 Pillar College.

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 Richard Arthur Norton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.