General Psychology at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 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.

University of Rochester General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

University of Rochester General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Rochester, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. University of Rochester does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 University of Rochester.

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.