Psychology at SUNY Empire State College

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what SUNY Empire State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire.

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 Empire Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at SUNY Empire 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 Empire 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
	56
Most Popular Online Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	772
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,680

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from SUNY Empire. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

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

SUNY Empire Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at SUNY Empire 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 Empire State College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Empire 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 Empire State College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Empire State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	33

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 Empire State College.

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.