Psychology at University of Houston

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what University of Houston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 776 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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 Psychology Degrees Available

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

UH Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UH 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 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
Best Value Psychology Schools	197

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UH. This makes it the #330 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	161
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	319
White	150
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

UH Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UH in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UH, 70% 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 Houston with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 33 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. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	799
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29
Child Development & Psychology	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.