Psychology at University of Houston

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 University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

UH Psychology Degrees Available

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

UH Psychology Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Psychology Master’s Program

The psychology program at UH awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UH, 70% 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 Houston with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at University of Houston. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	29
General Psychology	23
Child Development & Psychology	4

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 University of Houston.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.