by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at University of Houston - Clear Lake. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UH Clear Lake was ranked #154 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for psychology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #8 in Texas.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UH Clear Lake paid an average of $796 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $244 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,856 | $19,104 |
| Fees | $1,648 | $1,648 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,316 | $1,316 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,019 | $11,019 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $8,816 | $8,816 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UH Clear Lake in Psychology walked away with an average of $20,750 in student debt. That is 15% lower than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH Clear Lake is $36,914 per year. That is 32% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Online degrees for the UH Clear Lake psychology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Clear Lake Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.1% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.9% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at UH Clear Lake in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 18 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 50 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 124 |
*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.
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