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. In 2021, 332 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UT Dallas Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UT Dallas performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	587
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	720

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Dallas. This makes it the #330 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 332 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UT Dallas in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	83
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	128
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

UT Dallas Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 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.