Psychology at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from McNeese State University in 2021, 49 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.

McNeese Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, McNeese does offer online courses in psychology for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

McNeese Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how McNeese 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 McNeese 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	222
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	222
	311
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	442
Best Psychology Schools	564
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	608
	628
Most Popular Psychology Schools	656

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in psychology from McNeese. This makes it the #299 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Psychology Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

McNeese Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 25 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from McNeese, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from McNeese, 72% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

McNeese 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 McNeese State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McNeese State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	74

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 LA, the home state for McNeese State University.

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 Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.