Psychology at University at Buffalo

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 University at Buffalo stacks up to those at other schools.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 32,347. Of the 5,623 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo in 2021, 649 of them were psychology majors.

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

University at Buffalo Psychology Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at University at Buffalo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 University at Buffalo 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
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	329
	343
Best Value Psychology Schools	632

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from University at Buffalo. This makes it the #330 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 649 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University at Buffalo, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	74
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	275
International Students	178
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

University at Buffalo Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in psychology from University at Buffalo. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from University at Buffalo, 83% 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 University at Buffalo with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University at Buffalo also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University at Buffalo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	661
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	33
Child Development & Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism

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 University at Buffalo.

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.