General Psychology at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 218 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.

UARK General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UARK General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UARK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UARK 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
	61

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UARK. This makes it the #223 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $27,878. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 218 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UARK. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	149
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UARK General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UARK. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UARK also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 5 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	580	$69,000
Psychology Professors	220	$64,360
Psychologists	80	$83,030

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.