Psychology at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,437 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in 2021, 355 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.

U of U Psychology Degrees Available

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

U of U Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at U of U 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.

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in psychology from U of U. This makes it the #96 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 355 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from U of U in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at U of U since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	230
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

U of U Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 67 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from U of U in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. U of U 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 U of U, 76% 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 Utah with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

U of U also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 14 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 Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	367
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	69
Other Psychology	30

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.