Psychology at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year.

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 Dallas Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UT Dallas 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #300 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	131
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	128
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

UT Dallas Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Dallas, 62% 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 Dallas with a master's in psychology.

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	287
Child Development & Psychology	72

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 Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.