General Psychology at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 407 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCONN.

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.

UCONN General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UCONN General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UCONN performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UCONN 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 Master’s Degree Schools	298

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in psychology from UCONN. This is the #298 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UCONN Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $32,079. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 407 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCONN. About 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	197
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UCONN General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from UCONN.

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

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

UCONN 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
• Child Development & 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.