General Psychology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 391 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UNLV.

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.

UNLV General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNLV General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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 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 Focused General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value General Psychology Schools	343
	390

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNLV. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $29,390. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to 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 20% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UNLV. About 60% were men and 40% were women. 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 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNLV, 80% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.