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UH is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #71 out of 989 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Texas.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Houston handed out 776 bachelor's degrees in psychology. This is an increase of 37% over the previous year when 566 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UH. This makes it the #329 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 33 students received their doctoral degrees in psychology in 2021, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at University of Houston.
Of the 776 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 21% were men and 79% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 161 |
Black or African American | 99 |
Hispanic or Latino | 319 |
White | 150 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 12 |
Other Races | 35 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UH. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UH are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 16 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 0 |
Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Psychology | 799 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 29 |
Child Development & Psychology | 4 |
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