General Psychology at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 13,927 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,884 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University of Louisiana in 2021, 185 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Tulane General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Tulane General Psychology Rankings

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

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 Tulane is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Tulane. This makes it the #173 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #79 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Tulane Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tulane is $32,229. This is 13% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Tulane

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Tulane University of Louisiana.

Tulane General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	142
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Tulane General Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at Tulane awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Tulane, 56% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Tulane University of Louisiana.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.