Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. In 2021, 113 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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

UL Lafayette Psychology Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UL Lafayette performed in these rankings.

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 UL Lafayette 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 Master’s Degree Schools	579
Best Value Psychology Schools	937
Best Psychology Schools	1,030
Most Focused Psychology Schools	1,268

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #469 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UL Lafayette, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	71
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UL Lafayette Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UL Lafayette. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UL Lafayette does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UL Lafayette, 69% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	126

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.