Psychology at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. Of the 915 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 2021, 37 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.

Jackson State Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Jackson State Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Jackson State 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 Jackson State 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	85
Most Focused Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	174

Psychology Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 4 students 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 Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	37
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	4

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Psychology Professors	320	$71,880
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	250	$67,570
Psychologists	60	$81,610

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 Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.