General Psychology at Florida Atlantic 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 Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

FAU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

FAU General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from FAU, 70% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in psychology.

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• Child Development & 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.