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General Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

General Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Austin General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Austin General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UT Austin 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #28 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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.

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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 General Psychology Master’s Program

63% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 63% 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 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Austin, 75% 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 Texas at Austin with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 438

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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