Psychology at Birmingham Southern College

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 Birmingham Southern College stacks up to those at other schools.

BSC is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 1,129 students attend the school each year. Of the 276 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Birmingham Southern College in 2021, 17 of them were psychology majors.

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

BSC Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

BSC Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at BSC 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	282
Best Value Psychology Schools	361
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	450
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621
Best Psychology Schools	625
Most Focused Psychology Schools	677
	932
	976
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,095
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,364

Psychology Student Demographics at BSC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Birmingham Southern College.

BSC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 psychology majors earned their bachelor's degree from BSC. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at BSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

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 Birmingham Southern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	17

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History

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 AL, the home state for Birmingham Southern College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	720	$69,070
Psychology Professors	400	$68,660
Psychologists	140	$90,050

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 Jwrandolph under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.