The main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Brooklyn College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Brooklyn College was ranked #389 on College Factual's Best Schools for psychology list. It is also ranked #39 in New York.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Brooklyn College was $620 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $305 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
Fees | $510 | $510 |
Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Brooklyn College in Psychology walked away with an average of $13,437 in student debt. That is 45% lower than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College is $27,760 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,969.
Brooklyn College does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brooklyn College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 78.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Around 59.6% of psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Brooklyn College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 75 |
Black or African American | 103 |
Hispanic or Latino | 117 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 204 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 522 |
*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.
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