
New York is as diverse a state at they come. From the bustling, busy, fast-paced life of New York City to the more laid back, urban, carefree lifestyle of Amsterdam, in Montgomery county, the state of New York offers something to satisfy just about every taste, personality, and preference.
With over 20 million residents, the metropolitan area of New York City is the cultural and economic heart of the state of New York (not to mention the cultural and economic capital of the world). It is a domestic and international center for finance, trade, commerce, fashion, media, entertainment and education, and has a thriving economy where successful and aspiring professionals flock by the thousands. New York City is also a great place to practice psychology. Successful psychologists from around the world call New York City home. The mean annual pay for psychologists in New York City is one of the highest in the nation.
New York City is also home to some of the best psychology programs in the nation, if not the entire world. Prestigious and reputable colleges and universities including New York University, CUNY-City College of New York and New York Institute of Technology all offer excellent psychology programs for aspiring students and professionals.
Outside of the city of New York, skyscrapers and bustling city life are replaced with rolling hills, lush forests, river basins and quaint little towns and urban farms and cities, tucked away in beautiful river valleys. While most career opportunities for psychologists are going to be found in New York’s primary population centers (in the New York City metropolitan region) career opportunities for qualified licensed psychologists can be found throughout the state.
Psychologist Salary in New York
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the mean annual wage for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in the state of New York is just about $82,000 a year, while specialists can earn over $90,000 a year, if not more.
Minimum Qualifications for Practicing Psychology in NYC
The minimum qualification for practicing psychology in New York is a doctorate degree from an accredited psychology program and a state license. To qualify for a state license, candidates must pass a stat exam after they’ve earned their doctorate degree.
Psychology Schools in NYC
Below you’ll find a comprehensive directory of 107 schools, colleges, and universities in New York that provide accredited associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate (PhD and PsyD) degree programs in psychology.
Adelphi University – Garden City, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Certificate in Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapy
Certificate in Couple Therapy
Certificate in Group Psychotherapy
Certificate in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Certificate in Psychoanalytic Supervision
Certificate in Psychodynamic School Psychology
Certificate in Respecialization in Clinical Psychology
M.A. in General Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in School Psychology
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Alfred University – Alfred, NY
Programs offered include:
Certificate in Counseling
Certificate of Advanced Study in Mental Health Counseling
Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology
Child Psychology Major
Clinical/Counseling Psychology Major
Experimental Psychology Major
General Psychology Major
M.A. in School Psychology
Psy.D. in School Psychology
Bard College – Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Barnard College – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Canisius College – Buffalo, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Psychology Minor – Child, Family & Community studies
Psychology Minor – Clinical Counseling
Psychology Minor – Forensic Psychology
Psychology Minor – Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Psychology Minor – School Psychology
Psychology Minor – Sports Psychology
Master’s Degree in School Counseling
Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling
Master’s Degree in Substance Abuse Counseling
Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
Cazenovia College – Cazenovia, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Counseling and Mental Health
B.S. in Psychology
Clarkson University – Potsdam, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Psychology
Colgate University – Hamilton, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
College of Mount Saint Vincent – Bronx, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology and Education
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
Columbia University – city, state
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Cornell University – Ithaca, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Psychology Major – Concentration in Biopsychology
Psychology Major – Concentration in Personality and Social Psychology
Ph.D. in Perception, Cognition and Development
Ph.D. in Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Social and Personality Psychology
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.B.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
CUNY John Jay College Criminal Justice – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Forensic Psychology
M.A. in Forensic Psychology
M.A/J.D. in Forensic Psychology
CUNY-Brooklyn College – Brooklyn, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate Program – Grief Counseling
Advanced Certificate Program – School Counseling
Advanced Certificate Program – School Psychologist
Advanced Certificate Program – School Psychologist, Bilingual Extension
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
Doctoral Program in Psychology – Cognition, Brain, and Behavior
M.A. in Experimental Psychology
M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology – Human Relations
M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology – Organizational Behavior
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in Education – School Counseling
M.S. in Education – School Psychologist
CUNY-City College of New York – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.A. in General Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Psychology
CUNY-College of Staten Island – Staten Island, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in Neuroscience, Mental Retardation, and Developmental Disabilities
CUNY-Hunter College – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology with Neuroscience Concentration
M.A. in Education Psychology
M.A. in Psychology – Applied and Evaluative Psychology
M.A. in Psychology – Biopsychology and Comparative Psychology
M.A. in Psychology – Social, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
M.A. in Psychology with Animal Behavior Concentration
M.S.Ed. in Counseling
Ph.D. in in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience
CUNY-Lehman College – Bronx, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
M.S.Ed. In Counselor Education
CUNY-Queens College – Flushing, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
M.S.Ed. in Counselor Education
M.S.Ed. in School Psychology
Masters Program in Applied Behavior Analysis
Masters Program in Behavioral Neuroscience
Masters Program in Clinical Behavior Application
Masters Program in General Psychology
Ph.D in Psychology – Basic Neuropsychology
Ph.D in Psychology – Clinical Neuropsychology
Ph.D in Psychology – Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Psychology Major
CUNY-The Graduate Center – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology – Educational Policy Analysis
Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology – Learning, Development, and Instruction
Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology – Quantitative Methods in Educational and Psychological Research
Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology – School Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Basic Neuropsychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Clinical Forensic Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Clinical Neuropsychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Cognition, Brain, and Behavior
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Cognitive Neuroscience
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Developmental Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Environmental Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Experimental Forensic Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis
Ph.D. Program in Psychology – Social/Personality Psychology
CUNY-York College – Jamaica, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
D’Youville College – Buffalo, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Daemen College – Amherst, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Dominican College of Blauvelt – Orangeburg, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology – General
B.A. in Psychology – Preparation for Graduate Training
Dowling College – Oakdale, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Elmira College – Elmira, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology – Abnormal Psychology & Basic Counseling Techniques
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Physiological Psychology & Cognitive Processes
B.S. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Abnormal Psychology & Basic Counseling Techniques
B.S. in Psychology – Physiological Psychology & Cognitive Processes
Excelsior College – Albany, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
Fordham University – Bronx, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. In Applied Psychological Methods
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology – Development in the Context of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology – Development within Family, School, and Neighborhood Context
Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology – Health, Illness, and Well-being Across the Lifespan
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology – Child and Family
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology – Forensic
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology – Health & Neuropsychology
Ph.D. in Psychometrics
Hamilton College – Clinton, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Hartwick College – Oneonta, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Hilbert College – Hamburg, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Hobart William Smith Colleges – Geneva, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
Hofstra University – Hempstead, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in School Counselor Bilingual Extension
B.A. in Psychology
M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S.Ed. in Counseling
Ph.D. in Applied Organizational Psychology
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Postdoctoral Respecialization in Clinical and/or School Psychology
Professional Diploma Counseling Program
Psy.D. in School-Community Psychology
Houghton College – Houghton, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Applied/Pre-Therapy
B.A. in Psychology – Cognitive-Social
B.A. in Psychology – Developmental
B.A. in Psychology – Psychobiology
B.A. in Psychology – Psycholinguistics
B.A. in Psychology – Honors Research
Iona College – New Rochelle, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Bachelor of Professional Studies in Psychology
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Studies Certificate
M.A. in in Psychology – Experimental
M.A. in in Psychology – Industrial-Organizational
M.A. in in Psychology – Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in in Psychology – School Psychology
Ithaca College – Ithaca, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Applied Psychology
Keuka College – Keuka Park, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology – Child and Family Studies
B.A. in Psychology – Developmental Disabilities
B.A. in Psychology – Forensic Psychology
Le Moyne College – Syracuse, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Child Education Teaching Certification
Long Island University – Brooklyn Campus – Brooklyn, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
M.A. in Psychology
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Long Island University – C. W. Post Campus – Brookville, NY
Programs offered include:
Advance Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Abnormal Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Applied Behavior Analysis
B.A. in Psychology – Applied Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Developmental Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Neuroscience and Social Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Abnormal Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Applied Behavior Analysis
B.S. in Psychology – Applied Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Developmental Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Neuroscience and Social Psychology
M.A. in Psychology
Psy.D. in Psychology – Applied Child
Psy.D. in Psychology – Family Violence
Psy.D. in Psychology – Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
Long Island University – Riverhead – Riverhead, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
Long Island University – West Chester Campus – Purchase, NY
Programs offered include:
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in Psychology
M.S.Ed. in School Counseling
M.S.Ed. in School Psychology
Manhattan College – Bronx, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Clinical/Counseling
B.A. in Psychology – Cognitive
B.A. in Psychology – Developmental
B.A. in Psychology – Industrial-Organizational
B.A. in Psychology – Social Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Clinical/Counseling
B.S. in Psychology – Cognitive
B.S. in Psychology – Developmental
B.S. in Psychology – Industrial-Organizational
B.S. in Psychology – Social Psychology
M.A. in School Counseling
M.S. In Mental Health Counseling
Manhattanville College – Purchase, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. Psychology Degree Completion Program
B.A/M.A. in Psychology
M.A. In Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in Educational Psychology – Professional Teaching Certification
M.A. in School Psychology
Marymount Manhattan College – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Medaille College – Buffalo, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy
Advanced Certificate in Mental Health Counseling
B.A. in Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in Psychology
Mental Health Counseling (Advanced Certificate)
Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
Mercy College – Dobbs Ferry, NY
Programs offered include:
degree
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy
M.S. in Psychology
M.S. in School Psychology
M.S. in School Psychology With a Bilingual Extension
M.S. in School Psychology With a Specialty in Early Childhood
Molloy College – Rockville Centre, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Childhood Education-Psychology
Mount Saint Mary College – Newburgh, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
M.S. in Counseling
Nazareth College – Rochester, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
New York Institute of Technology – Old Westbury, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in School Counseling
Certificate in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling
New York University – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Applied Psychology
Concentration in Developmental Psychology Interdiciplinary Program
M.A in Counseling
M.A. in General Psychology
MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Ph.D. in Cognition and Perception
Ph.D. in Psychological Development
Ph.D. in Social Psychology
Niagara University – Niagara University, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Clinical/Counseling
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in School Psychology with Certificate of Advanced Studies
Nyack College – Nyack, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
M.A. in Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy
Pace University – New York, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Applied Psychology & Human Relations
B.A. in Biological Psychology
B.A. in Psychology
B.A./M.A. in Psychology
B.A./M.S. In Applied Psychology & Human Relations – Mental Health Counseling
B.A./M.S. in Applied Psychology & Human Relations – Counseling
Combined B.A. in Psychology and M.S. in Counseling
Combined B.A. in Psychology and M.S. in Counseling
M.S. in Counseling
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
M.A. in Psychology
M.S.Ed in School Psychology
Psy.D. in School-Clinical Child Psychology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY
Programs offered include:
B.S. in Cognitive Science
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. in Cognitive Science
Ph.D. in Cognitive Science
Roberts Wesleyan College – Rochester, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. in School Counseling
M.S. in School Psychology
Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in School Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Biopsychology
B.S. in Psychology – Clinical Psychology
B.S. in Psychology – Information Processing
B.S. in Psychology – Visual Perception
s M.S. in School Psychology
Saint Bonaventure University – Saint Bonaventure, NY
Programs offered include:
Advanced Certificate in School Counseling
Advanced Certificate of Study in School Counseling
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.S.Ed. in Counselor Education – School Counseling
M.S.Ed./M.S. in Counselor Education – Community Mental Health
Saint Joseph’s College-New York – Brooklyn, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Certificate in Alcohol and Addictions Counseling
Certificate in Counseling
Saint Thomas Aquinas College – Sparkill, NY
Programs offered include:
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling Specialization
Psychology Major
Siena College – Loudonville, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
St. Francis College – Brooklyn Heights, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
St. John Fisher College – Rochester, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
St. John’s University – Queens, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
M.A. in General Experimental Psychology
M.S. in School Psychology
M.S.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Psy.D. in School Psychology
St. Lawrence University – Canton, NY
Programs offered include:
Psychology Major
Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology
M.A. in Psychology
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. in Psychology – Biopsychology
Ph.D. in Psychology – Cognitive/Experimental
Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology
SUNY at New Paltz – New Paltz, NY
Programs offered include:
M.A. in Psychology
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
M.S. in School Counseling
Psychology Major – Concentration in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
sychology Major – Concentration in Psychobiology
Psychology Major – General
SUNY at Purchase College – Purchase, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Cognitive Neuroscience
B.A. in Psychology – Developmental Psychology
SUNY College at Oneonta – Oneonta, NY
Programs offered include:
M.S. in Education – School Counselor K-12 certification
Psychology Major
SUNY College at Oswego – Oswego, NY
Programs offered include:
degree
B.A. in Philosophy-Psychology
B.A./M.A. in Psychology/Human Computer Interaction
B.A./M.B.A. in Psychology/Business Administration
M.S. and Certificate of Advanced Study in School Counseling
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
SUNY-Albany – Albany, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A./M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology
M.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
M.S. in Educational Psychology and Methodology
M.S. in Mental Health Counseling
Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology – Special Education
Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Ph.D. in Social Psychology
Psy.D. in School Psychology
SUNY-Binghamton – Vestal, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.A. in Psychology – Applied Behavior Analysis
Ph.D. in Psychology – Behavioral Neuroscience
Ph.D. in Psychology – Clinical Science
Ph.D. in Psychology – Cognitive Psychololgy
SUNY-Buffalo State College – Buffalo, NY
Programs offered include:
B.A. in Psychology
B.S. in Psychology of Aging
B.S. in Biological Psychology
B.S. in Clinical Psychology
B.S. in Environmental Psychology
B.S. in Industrial/Organizational psychology
B.S. in Psychology of Infancy
SUNY-College at Cortland – Cortland, NY
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