Psychology at Suffolk University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Suffolk University stacks up to those at other schools.

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,830 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in 2021, 73 of them were psychology majors.

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

Suffolk Psychology Degrees Available

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

Suffolk Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
	88
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	170
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	519
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	600
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,046

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Suffolk. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Suffolk. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Suffolk are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	38
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Suffolk Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Suffolk in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Suffolk, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Suffolk also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	73
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18
Child Development & Psychology	1
Other Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.