Psychology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In 2021, 391 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UNLV Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UNLV 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	325
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNLV. This makes it the #557 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 391 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UNLV in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	45
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	142
White	125
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

UNLV Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UNLV. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 15 students 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 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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 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.