Psychology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Every 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 North Carolina at Charlotte stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146. In 2021, 372 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Charlotte.

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

UNC Charlotte Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte 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	76
Most Popular Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	263
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	561

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNC Charlotte. This makes it the #254 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNC Charlotte

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 372 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UNC Charlotte in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNC Charlotte since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	179
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UNC Charlotte Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UNC Charlotte in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UNC Charlotte does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNC Charlotte, 69% 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 North Carolina at Charlotte with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNC Charlotte also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	383
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	25

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Psychology Professors	1,020	$77,700

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 Stanton49 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.