Psychology at Princeton University

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

Princeton is located in Princeton, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,853. 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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

Princeton Psychology Degrees Available

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

Princeton Psychology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Princeton

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

Princeton Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Princeton in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Princeton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Princeton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 NJ, the home state for Princeton University.

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 Quantockgoblin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.