General Psychology at SUNY Empire State College

Every general 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 Empire State College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from SUNY Empire.

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

SUNY Empire General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SUNY Empire does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Empire General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Empire performed in these rankings.

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 SUNY Empire is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	44
	49
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	393
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	666

Earnings of SUNY Empire Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Empire is $36,299. This is 27% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Empire, about 15% were men and 85% were 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.

Related Majors

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.