General Psychology at University of New Orleans

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

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 general psychology majors.

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.

UNO General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNO General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UNO 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 UNO 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
Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	186
	202
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	265
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	430
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	841

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNO. This makes it the #186 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UNO Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNO is $26,587. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNO, about 20% were men and 80% were 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from UNO. About 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, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other 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 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.