Psychology at Georgia Southwestern 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 Georgia Southwestern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,162. Of the 388 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2021, 44 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.

GSW Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

GSW Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at GSW 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 GSW 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
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	424
Most Focused Psychology Schools	651
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	654
Most Popular Psychology Schools	911
	974

Psychology Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from GSW. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	44

Related Majors

• History
• Social 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Psychology Professors	420	$75,850
Psychologists	300	$95,940

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.