General Psychology at Syracuse University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Syracuse University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Syracuse General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Syracuse 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.

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 General 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 General 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 General Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	277

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.