Psychology at Syracuse University

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 Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Syracuse Psychology Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Syracuse 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	131
International Students	61
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Syracuse Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Syracuse, 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 Syracuse University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	277
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	10
Child Development & Psychology	3

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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.