General Psychology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of Alabama in Huntsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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.

UAH General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UAH General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UAH 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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UAH. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UAH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Alabama in Huntsville.

UAH General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UAH in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAH General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UAH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UAH, 80% 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.