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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from MUW.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how MUW performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1,041
Best Psychology Schools	1,068
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,362
Most Popular Psychology Schools	1,456

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from MUW. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 62% 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.

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	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MUW also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.