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William Paterson University of New Jersey Master’s in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Psychology from William Paterson University Cost?

William Paterson University Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at William Paterson University paid an average of $1,157 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $742 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,428	$20,898
Fees	$72	$72

Does William Paterson University Offer an Online Master’s in Psychology?

Online degrees for the William Paterson University psychology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the William Paterson University Online Learning page.

William Paterson University Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 17 students received their master’s degree in psychology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 88.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 80.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 47.1% of the psychology master’s degrees at William Paterson University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Master’s in Psychology Focus Areas at William Paterson University

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.