General Psychology at Black Hills State University

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

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2021, 30 of them were general psychology majors.

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

BHSU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

BHSU General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how BHSU performed in these rankings.

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 BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	611

Earnings of BHSU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at BHSU is $28,162. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from BHSU. About 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Psychology Professors	80	$75,910
Psychologists	30	$84,200

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

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