General Psychology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Psychology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Psychology

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Psychology Associate’s Program

80% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of psychology associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in psychology at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	49

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 Gulf Coast Community 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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