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General Psychology at University of Georgia

General Psychology at University of Georgia

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UGA General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

UGA General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UGA 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 76
Black or African American 62
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 363
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 38

Concentrations Within General 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 Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 536

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Managers 14,480 $118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,100 $89,190
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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