General Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center General Psychology Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center General Psychology Rankings

There were 29 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. The Graduate Center 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 The Graduate Center, 52% 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	33
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	119

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.