General Psychology at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284.

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.

McNeese General Psychology Degrees Available

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

McNeese General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at McNeese 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at McNeese since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 67% 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	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

McNeese General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. McNeese does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from McNeese, 65% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at McNeese State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at McNeese State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	74

Related Majors

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

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