New Jersey·Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations·SOC 19-3039

Best Psychologist, All Other programs in New Jersey, ranked by enrollment

All psychologists not listed.

32 schools in New Jersey run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,506 people a year. The job pays a median of $132,220 in New Jersey across about 370 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNeuropsychologistStaff PsychologistClinical NeuropsychologistPediatric NeuropsychologistBoard Certified NeuropsychologistPediatric Clinical NeuropsychologistEthnologistPaleologist
Graduates / yr
4,506
in New Jersey
Median pay · New Jersey
$132,220
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
370
people employed
Schools
32
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
58%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,940
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Jersey that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

12 programs in New Jersey that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Jersey (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Jersey page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
13,889
86.3%
29$31,426$25,250
2120
2.7%
4$36,206$29,240
368
1.5%
2$34,454$21,878
468
1.5%
2$33,805$27,000
565
1.4%
2$36,890$18,200
663
1.4%
2$33,805$27,000
761
1.4%
2$33,805$27,000
850
1.1%
3$33,805$27,000
941
0.9%
3$34,454$21,878
1037
0.8%
3$37,366$25,000
1127
0.6%
4$33,805$27,000
1217
0.4%
1$34,454$21,878

Top 25 schools in New Jersey

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 24 of the 32 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ Public · 6 feeder programs
786Psychology, General$31,28084%58%
2Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
540Psychology, General$30,92067%78%
3Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
508Psychology, General$33,43265%88%
4Kean University
Union, NJ Public · 4 feeder programs
388Psychology, General$31,47547%76%
5William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
228Psychology, General$32,41844%90%
6Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
203Psychology, General$31,28064%71%
7Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus
Teaneck, NJ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
200Psychology, General$23,96953%$18,05991%
8Stockton University
Galloway, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
164Psychology, General$28,04669%89%
9Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
143Psychology, General$38,11861%$23,84479%
10The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
126Psychology, General$28,92086%62%
11New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
114Psychology, General$28,96934%98%
12Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
111Psychology, General$18,77558%$14,44090%
13Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
93Psychology, General$30,84669%$27,37673%
14Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
90Psychology, General$31,28067%66%
15Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus
Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
87Psychology, General$23,96967%$23,57395%
16Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
81Psychology, General$26,36270%71%
17Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
71Psychology, Other56%$17,49083%
18Princeton University
Princeton, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
70Experimental Psychology$47,05098%$13,7295%
19Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
64Psychology, General$28,59072%$28,51489%
20Rowan College of South Jersey - Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
61Psychology, General39%
21Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
55Psychology, General$36,11754%$19,50479%
22Pillar College
Newark, NJ Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
54Psychology, General$32,63738%$8,042
23Drew University
Madison, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
52Psychology, General70%$23,09468%
24Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield, NJ Public · 2 feeder programs
40Psychology, General$29,98238%$20,94070%
25Atlantic Cape Community College
Mays Landing, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs
38Psychology, General30%

All 32 schools in New Jersey

Every school in New Jersey with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New Jersey that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew BrunswickPublic7866
Rowan UniversityGlassboroPublic5402
Montclair State UniversityMontclairPublic5082
Kean UniversityUnionPublic3884
William Paterson University of New JerseyWaynePublic2282
Rutgers University - NewarkNewarkPublic2032
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan CampusTeaneckPrivate not-for-profit2003
Stockton UniversityGallowayPublic1641
Rider UniversityLawrencevillePrivate not-for-profit1433
The College of New JerseyEwingPublic1261
New Jersey City UniversityJersey CityPublic1142
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey CityPrivate not-for-profit1111
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangePrivate not-for-profit931
Rutgers University - CamdenCamdenPublic901
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham CampusMadisonPrivate not-for-profit872

What psychologists, all other earn in New Jersey

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Jersey
$132,220
Mean annual
$121,370
Jobs in state
370
What the range looks like
10th pct$96,700Median$132,22090th pct$153,150
Versus the national median
+19.3%

U.S. median $110,840. New Jersey pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.71×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.3%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
3,900
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
2,400
55,300 → 57,700
Typical entry education
Master's degree
Plus internship/residency

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Psychologists, All Other page.

How to become a Psychologist, All Other

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Master's degree
On-the-job training
Internship/residency

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

Active ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingSpeakingActive Learning

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Jersey

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Psychologists, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0702Adult Development and Aging
  • 19.0706Child Development
  • 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience
  • 42.2707Social Psychology
  • 42.2708Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
  • 42.2709Psychopharmacology
  • 42.2799Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
  • 42.2802Community Psychology
  • 42.2806Educational Psychology
  • 42.2807Clinical Child Psychology
  • 42.2808Environmental Psychology
  • 42.2810Health/Medical Psychology
  • 42.2811Family Psychology
  • 42.2812Forensic Psychology
  • 42.2813Applied Psychology
  • 42.2814Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 42.2815Performance and Sport Psychology
  • 42.2816Somatic Psychology(no graduates reported)

Common questions

Answers for people weighing psychologists, all other programs in New Jersey.

What degree do you need to become a Psychologist, All Other?+

Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Psychology, General, which awarded 3,889 degrees in New Jersey in 2024-25, 86.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Psychologist, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Psychology, Clinical, Research and Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 4,506 people a year in New Jersey.

How much do psychologists, all other earn in New Jersey?+

The median is $132,220 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 19.3% above the U.S. median of $110,840. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for psychologists, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,900 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Jersey?+

32 institutions in New Jersey reported graduates from at least one of the 12 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do psychologists, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Neuropsychologist, Staff Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3039.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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