Psychology at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 599 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UF.

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

UF Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Psychology Rankings

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

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 UF 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
Most Popular Online Psychology Schools	6
Most Popular Psychology Schools	30

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UF. This makes it the #247 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 48 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 599 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UF in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	154
White	298
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UF Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UF. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UF, 73% 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 Florida with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 48 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	656
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	26

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Psychologists	1,330	$96,640
Psychology Professors	1,060	$77,810

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.