General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 113 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

UL Lafayette General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	120
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	890

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #120 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UL Lafayette Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $20,820. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UL Lafayette in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. 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 10% 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.

Related Majors

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.