Psychology at Dakota Wesleyan 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 Dakota Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and approximately 933 students attend the school each year.

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Dakota Wesleyan University Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Dakota Wesleyan University 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Dakota Wesleyan University

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

Dakota Wesleyan University Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Dakota Wesleyan University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Dakota Wesleyan University 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 Dakota Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Dakota Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	9

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 Dakota Wesleyan 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 Jake DeGroot under License

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