General Psychology at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and approximately 7,489 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from SUNY New Paltz in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.