Psychology at Mississippi College

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

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,667. In 2021, 45 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from MC.

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

MC Psychology Degrees Available

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

MC Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at MC 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 MC 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Psychology Schools	349
Most Popular Psychology Schools	622
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	958

Psychology Student Demographics at MC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Mississippi College.

MC Psychology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from MC. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at MC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MC also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 35 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	45
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	35

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 MS, the home state for Mississippi College.

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 Robby Followell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.