General Psychology at Shawnee State University

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at Shawnee State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and approximately 3,485 students attend the school each year. Of the 476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shawnee State University in 2021, 22 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.

Shawnee State University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Shawnee State University General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at Shawnee State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Shawnee State University 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
Best Value General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	320
Best Value General Psychology Schools	347
	492
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	855
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	877
Most Popular General Psychology Schools	1,036
Most Focused General Psychology Schools	1,114

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Shawnee State University Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shawnee State University is $28,343. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

The psychology program at Shawnee State University awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Shawnee State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology at Shawnee State University 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 Shawnee State University with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Shawnee State University 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 OH, the home state for Shawnee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$75,710
Psychology Professors	1,420	$83,230
Psychologists	380	$92,900

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 Spongefan under License

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