General Psychology at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

UGA General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UGA General Psychology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from UGA in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UGA, 80% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
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
• Image Credit: By Pruddle under License

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