General Psychology at Houston Baptist University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Houston Baptist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963. Of the 570 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Houston Baptist University in 2021, 46 of them were general psychology majors.

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

HBU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, HBU does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

HBU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 General 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
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Online General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools	78
	229
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	322

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in psychology from HBU. This makes it the #60 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of HBU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at HBU is $30,432. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from HBU. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a master's degree in psychology from HBU. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 32% 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	6
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.