Psychology at Alcorn State University

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 Alcorn State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Alcorn State.

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

Alcorn State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Alcorn State Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	823
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	851
	927
	970
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,115

Psychology Student Demographics at Alcorn State

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

Alcorn State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Alcorn State awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Alcorn State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human 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 MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Psychology Professors	320	$71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	250	$67,570
Psychologists	60	$81,610

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 Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.