Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

FDU Psychology Degrees Available

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

FDU Psychology Rankings

There were 21 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 31 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FDU, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FDU, 61% 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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	56
General Psychology	7

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,760	$98,470
Psychology Professors	1,150	$99,670
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	30	$119,700

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.