UIW Ranked Among Best in Psychology Programs in the Nation

UIW Ranked Among Best in Psychology Programs in the Nation

San Antonio – The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that the national website Intelligent.com has ranked the UIW Master of Administration with a concentration of Industrial and Organizational Psychology program as one of the Best Online Master’s in Psychology Degree Programs for 2021. UIW was ranked number 13 in the nation and also ranked as the Best Catholic Institution.

“Jobs in the area of psychology continue to be in high demand,” says Jonathan Lovejoy, interim dean of the UIW School of Professional Studies. “It’s an honor to be recognized by Intelligent.com for our rigorous work in preparing students for this field and it’s a credit to those students who are getting the work done and succeeding.”

Intelligent.com based its results on various categories including assessment of reputation in the field, post-graduate job placement ratings, course strength, faculty and flexibility. The website only considered programs that have a fully online component and are offered at non-profit universities.

According to the website, job prospects for psychology majors are on the rise with more than 138,000 jobs expected by 2026. Those jobs are best found in the areas of market research and analysis and in clinical, school, counseling and industrial psychologist jobs.

UIW offers an online Master of Arts in Administration with a concentration in the area of Industrial and Organizational Psychology out of the School of Professional Studies that requires 30 credit hours to graduate.

Intelligent.com  analyzed 144 schools, on a scale of 0 to 100, with only 41 making it to the final list for Online Master’s in Psychology Degree Programs. Access the complete ranking here.