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. Of the 10,592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 415 of them were general psychology majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UT Austin General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UT Austin 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	42
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	54
Best Value General Psychology Schools	405

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Austin. This makes it the #156 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Austin Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $31,788. This is 11% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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	52
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	157
White	141
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

UT Austin General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Austin, 60% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.