Psychology at Suffolk University

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

Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,830. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Suffolk Psychology Degrees Available

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

Suffolk Psychology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #198 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Suffolk

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

Suffolk Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Suffolk awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Suffolk, 89% 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 Suffolk University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Suffolk University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	18
Child Development & Psychology	1
Other Psychology	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• 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 MA, the home state for Suffolk University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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 Oxymoron under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.