Psychology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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

UMass Boston Psychology Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UMass Boston 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 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	112
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UMass Boston Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 of Massachusetts - Boston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	294
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	38
Child Development & Psychology	37

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 University of Massachusetts - Boston.

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 Daderot under License

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