Psychology at The University of Alabama

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UA.

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

UA Psychology Degrees Available

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

UA Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UA 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 UA 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	88
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	88

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UA. This makes it the #229 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 306 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UA. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	228
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UA Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UA awarded 32 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UA, 91% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	331
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	35

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Education
• Social 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.