Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

UL Lafayette Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

UL Lafayette Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a master's degree in psychology from UL Lafayette. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette, 69% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	13

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.