General Psychology at SUNY New Paltz

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. Of the 1,919 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY New Paltz in 2021, 198 of them were general psychology majors.

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
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at SUNY New Paltz 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	154
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	176
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	179
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	210
Best Value General Psychology Schools	216
	336
Best General Psychology Schools	504

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from SUNY New Paltz. This makes it the #210 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from SUNY New Paltz Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY New Paltz is $29,853. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from SUNY New Paltz. About 24% were men and 76% were 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 58% 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	8
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	114
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from SUNY New Paltz in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY New Paltz also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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
• Image Credit: By crz4mets2 under License

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