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 - Downtown. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UH Downtown paid an average of $648 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $236 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,673 | $15,561 |
| Fees | $1,456 | $1,456 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,289 | $1,289 |
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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 Downtown in Psychology walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 27% higher than the national average of $24,315.
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH Downtown is $35,823 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $27,969.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the psychology bachelor’s degree program at UH Downtown. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UH Downtown Online Learning page.
About 80.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.6% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at UH Downtown in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 45 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 177 |
*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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