Psychology at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCA.

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

UCA Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCA Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UCA 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 UCA 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
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	171
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	623

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from UCA. This is the #707 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCA. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UCA 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 Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	98
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCA also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	136
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	13

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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 Central 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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.