Psychology at Boston College

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

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Boston College Psychology Degrees Available

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

Boston College Psychology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 psychology majors earned their master's degree from Boston College. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Boston College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	21
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 Boston College.

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

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