Psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler

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

UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and has a total student population of 9,781. Of the 2,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2021, 98 of them were psychology majors.

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 Tyler Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Tyler

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UT Tyler does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UT Tyler Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UT Tyler 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 Tyler 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
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	632
Best Psychology Schools	644

In 2021, 80 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Tyler. This makes it the #79 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #353 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Tyler

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

UT Tyler Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at UT Tyler awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UT Tyler are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	59
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Tyler Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 80 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Tyler, about 23% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UT Tyler does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Tyler, 63% 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 Tyler with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	50
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Tyler also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	98
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	80

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 Tyler.

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 Kushal one under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.