Psychology at Houston Baptist University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if Houston Baptist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,963 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from HBU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

HBU Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? HBU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

HBU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at HBU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at HBU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	210
	466
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	489
Best Value Psychology Schools	527
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	635

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in psychology from HBU. This makes it the #254 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at HBU

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

HBU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

HBU Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at HBU awarded 29 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

HBU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Houston Baptist University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Houston Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	70
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	5

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• History
• Education

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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.