Psychology at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Brandeis Psychology Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #316 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Brandeis. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Brandeis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Brandeis, 80% 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 Brandeis University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	13

Related Majors

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

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 Brandeis 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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.