Psychology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
UNLV Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
UNLV Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at UNLV 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.
There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychology Student Demographics at UNLV
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
UNLV Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 69 |
Black or African American | 42 |
Hispanic or Latino | 150 |
White | 108 |
International Students | 10 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 68 |
UNLV Psychology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNLV, 54% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Psychology | 408 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 20 |
Child Development & Psychology | 2 |
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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.
Occupation | Jobs in NV | Average Salary in NV |
---|---|---|
Managers | 7,120 | $102,060 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 440 | $83,760 |
Psychology Professors | 280 | $60,880 |
Psychologists | 120 | $74,060 |
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 Stan Shebs under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.