Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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

UT Austin Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UT Austin 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.

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin 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 12% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	160
White	201
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

UT Austin Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	438
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	71

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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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