Psychology at New York University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what New York University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 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.

NYU Psychology Degrees Available

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

NYU Psychology Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from NYU. About 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	113
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	284
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7
General Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.