Psychology at SUNY Cortland

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 SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and has a total student population of 6,832. In 2021, 91 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland.

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

SUNY Cortland Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

SUNY Cortland Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland 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
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	705

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from SUNY Cortland. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at SUNY Cortland. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Cortland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	91

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.