Psychology at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,162 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Orleans in 2021, 81 of them were psychology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UNO Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNO Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how UNO performed in these rankings.

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 UNO 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
	234
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	328
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	414
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	928

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNO. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #329 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at UNO awarded 81 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UNO 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNO Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from UNO in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNO, 88% 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 New Orleans with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNO also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 2 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	89
Other Psychology	2

Related Majors

• History
• 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.