Psychology at Mississippi University for Women
If you are interested in studying psychology, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi University for Women. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
MUW Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
MUW Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at MUW 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.
Psychology Student Demographics at MUW
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Mississippi University for Women.
MUW Psychology Bachelor’s Program
About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at MUW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi University for Women with a bachelor's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Psychology
If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi University for Women. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Psychology | 13 |
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 University for Women.
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.