Psychology at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Buffalo State.

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

Buffalo State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Buffalo State Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Buffalo State 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
	303
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	410

Psychology Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Buffalo State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	82

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Buffalo State.

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 Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.