Educational Psychology at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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

UGA Educational Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology

UGA Educational Psychology Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational psychology, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Psychology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Educational Psychology Master’s Program

79% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of educational psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in educational psychology each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational psychology master's degree from UGA, 68% 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 Georgia with a master's in educational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Educational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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
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