Psychology at Tarleton State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Tarleton State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 160 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Tarleton.

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

Tarleton Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

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, Tarleton does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Tarleton 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 Tarleton 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
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	382
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	440

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Tarleton. This makes it the #192 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 160 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tarleton, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Tarleton are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Tarleton Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 37 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tarleton, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Tarleton, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tarleton State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	160
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	37

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Tarleton State 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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.