Psychology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Rankings

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Rutgers New Brunswick. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 63% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	58
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	86
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	41
Child Development & Psychology	10

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Library Science

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.