Psychology at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 335 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UAlbany.

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

UAlbany Psychology Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UAlbany 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 UAlbany 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
	96
	295
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	399
Best Value Psychology Schools	569

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UAlbany. This makes it the #158 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from UAlbany. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	160
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UAlbany Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UAlbany. About 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UAlbany, 69% 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 University at Albany with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	31
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 29 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 University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	344
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	68
Child Development & Psychology	6
Other Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.