Psychology at Tufts University

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219.

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

Tufts Psychology Degrees Available

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

Tufts Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Tufts 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #300 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	59
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Tufts Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Tufts, 59% 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 Tufts University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tufts University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	70
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	53

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Magicpiano under License

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