General Psychology at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCO.

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.

UCO General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCO General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UCO 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 UCO 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 Schools	251

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UCO. This makes it the #128 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCO Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $29,356. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCO since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UCO 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 Oklahoma with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UCO General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UCO. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UCO, 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 Central Oklahoma with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,050	$60,760
Psychology Professors	380	$60,140
Psychologists	100	$89,300

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.