Psychology at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from UVM.

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

UVM Psychology Degrees Available

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

UVM Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UVM 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 UVM 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
	135
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Psychology Schools	932

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UVM. This makes it the #402 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #249 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from UVM. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	112
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UVM Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UVM awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UVM, 65% 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 Vermont with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UVM also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 7 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 Vermont. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	165

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
Managers	570	$105,950
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	450	$77,670

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.