Educational Psychology at University of Georgia

Every educational psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the educational psychology program at University of Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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

UGA Educational Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology

UGA Educational Psychology Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational psychology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Psychology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Educational Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of educational psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in educational psychology each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational psychology master's degree from UGA, 68% 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 Georgia with a master's in educational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Counseling Psychology
• Applied Behavior Analysis
• Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Careers That Educational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.