General Psychology at SUNY New Paltz

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if SUNY New Paltz is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at SUNY New Paltz 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY New Paltz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	205

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Psychology Professors	4,840	$99,690
Psychologists	480	$99,640

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
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