Psychology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. Of the 935 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2021, 125 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 Permian Basin Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Permian Basin Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UT Permian Basin 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
	41
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	48
	73
	80
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value Psychology Schools	157
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	658

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UT Permian Basin. This makes it the #659 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UT Permian Basin in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Permian Basin since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UT Permian Basin 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 of the Permian Basin with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	74
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UT Permian Basin Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UT Permian Basin. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UT Permian Basin, 67% 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 of the Permian Basin with a master's in psychology.

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

UT Permian Basin 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 of the Permian Basin. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	125
Child Development & Psychology	3

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.