Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 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.

John Jay Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

John Jay Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. John Jay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from John Jay, 58% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	48
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	92

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.