Psychology at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 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.

U of U Psychology Degrees Available

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

U of U Psychology Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 67 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from U of U, 76% 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 Utah with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	69
Other Psychology	30
Child Development & Psychology	12

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$80,920
Psychology Professors	240	$76,470
Psychologists	70	$86,340

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.