Psychology at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and approximately 9,955 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Louisiana State University - Shreveport 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 Louisiana State University - Shreveport 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 Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	122
	167
Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	172
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	196
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	905
Best Value Psychology Schools	927
	1,024
	1,026
Best Psychology Schools	1,082
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,416

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Louisiana State University - Shreveport. This makes it the #605 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

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

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Louisiana State University - Shreveport. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana State University - Shreveport since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Psychology from Louisiana State University - Shreveport in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Louisiana State University - Shreveport does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University - Shreveport also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	14

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	570	$86,630
Psychologists	190	$76,510

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.