General Psychology at Sewanee - The University of the South

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Sewanee - The University of the South stacks up to those at other schools.

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and approximately 1,800 students attend the school each year. Of the 429 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sewanee - The University of the South in 2021, 56 of them were general psychology majors.

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.

Sewanee General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Sewanee General Psychology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Sewanee 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 Sewanee is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best General Psychology Schools	56
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
	224
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	601
Best Value General Psychology Schools	624

Earnings of Sewanee Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sewanee is $31,230. This is 9% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at Sewanee

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Sewanee - The University of the South.

Sewanee General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Sewanee awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Sewanee since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Sewanee 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 Sewanee - The University of the South with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	45
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Sewanee - The University of the South.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,800	$69,510
Psychology Professors	660	$74,260
Psychologists	230	$87,260

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 Uncited photographer under License

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