General Psychology at Emory University

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Emory University stacks up to those at other schools.

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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.

Emory General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Emory General Psychology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Emory in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Emory does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Emory, 88% 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 Emory University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.