Psychology at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Woman's University in 2021, 134 of them were psychology majors.

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

TWU Psychology Degrees Available

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

TWU Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at TWU 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 TWU 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 Schools	262
	289
Most Popular Psychology Schools	313

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in psychology from TWU. This makes it the #263 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #212 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 134 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from TWU in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Texas Woman's University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

TWU Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a master's degree in psychology from TWU. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from TWU, 61% 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 Texas Woman's University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TWU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Woman's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	134
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	30
Child Development & Psychology	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Texas Woman's 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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.