Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

UT Austin Psychology Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Psychology Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UT Austin in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	21
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	71
General Psychology	23

Related Majors

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

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Psychology Professors	3,080	$78,270
Psychologists	740	$90,780

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.