Psychology at Missouri Southern State University

If you plan to study psychology, take a look at what Missouri Southern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and approximately 5,045 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Missouri Southern.

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

Missouri Southern Psychology Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Psychology (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Missouri Southern Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at Missouri Southern 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
Best Value Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Psychology Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
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Psychology Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from Missouri Southern in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Southern since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Psychology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	42

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,330	$76,480
Psychology Professors	650	$83,520
Psychologists	190	$86,730

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.