General Psychology at University at Buffalo

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 University at Buffalo stacks up to those at other schools.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 649 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from University at Buffalo.

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.

University at Buffalo General Psychology Degrees Available

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

University at Buffalo General 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: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 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
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	16
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	243
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In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from University at Buffalo. This makes it the #128 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from University at Buffalo Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at University at Buffalo is $27,689. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 12 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University at Buffalo, about 25% were men and 75% were women. 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 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from University at Buffalo, 92% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University at Buffalo also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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.