General Psychology at Dakota Wesleyan University

Every general 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 has a total student population of 933. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Dakota Wesleyan University.

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.

Dakota Wesleyan University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Dakota Wesleyan University General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Dakota Wesleyan University 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
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	719
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	848
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,143

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 13% more men than average.

About 89% 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	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dakota Wesleyan University 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.