Psychology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053. In 2021, 144 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Clear Lake.

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

UH Clear Lake Psychology Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UH Clear Lake 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
	155
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	251

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #108 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 144 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH Clear Lake. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Clear Lake since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UH Clear Lake Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UH Clear Lake. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UH Clear Lake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	27
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston - Clear Lake. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	164
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	42

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.