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General Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

General Psychology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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.

UNL General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNL General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UNL 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 183
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UNL General Psychology Master’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNL, 75% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 280

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Managers 1,700 $101,380
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 590 $66,510
Psychology Professors 210 $81,300

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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