Psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what The University of Texas at El Paso has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UTEP.

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

UTEP Psychology Degrees Available

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

UTEP Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UTEP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UTEP 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	199
Best Value Psychology Schools	664
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	721

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UTEP. This makes it the #507 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #344 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	217
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UTEP Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UTEP in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 1 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 El Paso. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	245
Child Development & Psychology	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	3

Related Majors

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

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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.