General Psychology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,999.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UAH since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 76% 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	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAH General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 67% 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 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UAH, 83% 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	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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