General Psychology at Jackson State University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Jackson State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Jackson State.

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.

Jackson State General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Jackson State General 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 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	926
Best General Psychology Schools	962
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,023

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Jackson State Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Jackson State is $23,882. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Jackson State in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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.