Educational Psychology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a educational psychology school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's educational psychology program.

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 Educational Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Educational Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology

UNLV Educational Psychology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational psychology, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Psychology Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational psychology majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Educational Psychology Master’s Program

82% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of educational psychology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in educational psychology each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational psychology master's degree from UNLV, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the educational psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 7% better 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 master's in educational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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Careers That Educational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational 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
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
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